It’s not like anyone ever accused the Academy Awards of having good timing, but even by their standards, putting out a major press release on a Friday—following the death of Michael Jackson—has to rank as a poor decision. Since you, like the rest of the developed world, probably missed it: The Read More
Moratorium alert! It seems about as good a time as any to call for filmmakers to stop using earnest indie rock when they want to underscore emotional angst. Since you were busy standing on line to see The Hangover this weekend, chances are you didn’t get around to Sam Mendes’ Away We Go, the indie-rific Read More
We hope you’ve got some free time this weekend! The first week of June ends with four movies hitting theaters, and, as usual, there’s something for everyone. As we do every Friday, here’s a handy guide to the new releases.
Land of the Lost
What’s the story: Based on the cult ‘70s kid series from Read More
It is something of a relief to find Away We Go nestled in theaters among the summer season blockbustery craziness. It’s one of those rare movies that manages to be both wickedly funny and also incredibly poignant to the point where, yes, tears might be shed. Written by novelists and real-life married couple Dave Eggers Read More
One of the very best films to come out in the last couple of years hits DVD today and you haven’t seen it. Why Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes’ tragically beautiful adaptation of Richard Yates’ novel, failed to connect with moviegoers is a question that has many answers: In an era of hope, it was too Read More
Sitting in a quiet corner of the Mercer Hotel recently, Saturday Night Live alumna Maya Rudolph, curls demurely pinned back, was dressed in a soft pink sweater over a black dress that just barely showed the swell of her second pregnancy with her long-term partner, Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of There Will Be Blood. Read More
Break out the SPF 50! The summer movie season starts in earnest this weekend with the openings of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and, frankly, we could not be more excited. Bank on the next four months being filled up by superheroes, stunted man-children, teenage wizards and an unusual amount of killer Read More
While this summer is shaping up to be one for the fanboys—X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek and Terminator Salvation all open within four weeks of each other in May, while Transformers 2 hits theaters soon after—there is hope for people with slightly more refined tastes. (Not that we won’t be seeing all of those movies Read More
