“It’s depressing to see people defiantly proud of liking things that are stupid, that are shoddily constructed, that are not meant to be even quickly pondered or thought about once leaving the theater.” I wrote those words almost a year ago, decrying the profound shitiness of Mission Impossible 3, a movie whose non-existent plot and … Continue reading
If you or I were to be the target of a blatantly politically motivated investigation by the US government, we’d be sweating. When it happens to Michael Moore, he’s smiling. The US Treasury department is investigating Moore for bringing ‘ailing September 11 rescue workers’ to Cuba for medical treatment, despite our longstanding travel ban against … Continue reading
My t-shirts often get comments from the talent at press days (Kurt Russell loved this one), but today one may have gotten me a scoop. When I sat down to have a one on one interview with the legendary director William Friedkin to talk about his creepy and excellent new film, Bug, he took notice … Continue reading
While many of my peers grew up on TV showings of Asian martial arts films, my foreign movies of choice were always the Hammer horror films. Lush and vibrant with incredible atmosphere, the Hammer films defined a certain kind of gothic horror. To this day I can’t see fog creeping along the ground without thinking … Continue reading
The Ex feels like a sitcom. There’s a wacky workplace filled with kookie characters. There’s the heartwarming but stressful home life. There’s a zany neighbor kid who brings the cute but also a little bit of safe edge. And it stars Zach Braff and Jason Bateman, guys who are more familiar to us from their … Continue reading
Hulk: Reloaded has cast its net again and come up with yet another intriguing fish: none other than Tim Roth will play the villain of the piece, Emil Blonsky, a mad Russian who purposefully exposes himself to an even bigger dose of gamma radiation than Bruce Banner and turns into The Abomination. If that is … Continue reading
Some of you didn’t like Spider-Man 3. That’s fair. I don’t agree with the people who called it as bad as Batman & Robin, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s a particularly great movie. It’s got a lot of problems. But is lack of story one of them? George Lucas thinks so. Talking to … Continue reading
I have heard the first buzz on Hostel Part II, and it comes from someone I trust. That buzz says that the movie is ‘fucking great,’ and better than the first (which I liked a lot). Eli Roth has been running around saying that he didn’t want to screen the movie because he was afraid … Continue reading
Name recognition is the most important thing in movie marketing. It’s why I’m surprised that the Batman Begins sequel is currently called just The Dark Knight, although I feel like it may end up as Batman: The Dark Knight. If people recognize the name of the movie in some way, the theory goes, they’re more … Continue reading