Protection Scheme
Conservatives like to complain (not without some basis) about how Hollywood frequently portrays them in a negative light. I hereby point out that just...
Dogs of War
The genre-busting animated documentary Waltz With Bashir was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, but last week it lost to the Japanese...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?: Right Said Fred
Just about every review of Won't You Be My Neighbor? says something about how timely it is, so I won't do that. Instead, I'll...
Mile After Mile
After the success of the movie version of Wild, it seems inevitable that someone would make a film of A Walk in the Woods:...
Love Is All Around
Even before Valentine's Day has reached the theaters, gimlet-eyed observers are already comparing it to the 2003 British film Love Actually, both movies being...
I Like The Social Network
Let me start by telling you what The Social Network isn’t, because it’s a lot of things you might not expect. First of all,...
Gone Girl
I like the new Keira Knightley. She’s so much more fun than the old one. The old one never would have played the sort...
Justin Sherburn Sets the Score
Born in Fort Worth 42 years ago, Justin Sherburn may be based out of Austin now, but he still has fond memories of the...
All You Need Is Quill
On the surface of a barren, hostile, alien planet, an Earthman named Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) boogies leisurely across the rocky terrain in his...
Family Dies
If you’ve seen the trailer and the posters for You’re Next, you may think that this is just another crappy late-summer slasher flick. Actually,...
