Collateral Damages
The hype over Captain America: Civil War has been washing over us from the fan conventions and the parts of Europe where the movie...
Titane: I Am Titanium
Man, every time I think I’ve seen the weirdest movie of 2021, something else comes along. Titane opens in quite a few theaters this...
The Bond Beginning
There hasn’t been a good new James Bond picture in two decades.
That wasn’t necessarily Pierce Brosnan’s fault, but his presence was a symbol...
Forgive Me?: Bad Words
It shouldn’t be a surprise that Melissa McCarthy can act in a serious drama, too. Many people only know her from her broad comedies...
Bonus Film Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane
The headline on the Guardian's review of 10 Cloverfield Lane reads "more Hitchcock than Xbox." I like the British newspaper, but this isn't one...
Argo, Psychopaths: Let’s Fake a Movie!
By coincidence, the titles of both movies this week refer to movies within the movies. Neither Argo nor Seven Psychopaths is really about the...
Stand Up Guys: Last Valentine
To be clear, Stand Up Guys is not about comedians telling jokes in nightclubs. Instead, it’s a shaggy drama about two retired New Jersey...
No Regrets
Rob Williams is not related to the British pop singer Robbie Williams, though some people do confuse the two of them. "I get phone...
Billie Eilish: listen before i go
I read the Billie Eilish profile in the New York Times last year and heard some of her songs in isolated instances. (The trailer...
Top 10 Movies of ’13
Here’s how strong 2013’s movies were: Nebraska, Enough Said, The East, and The Wolf of Wall Street aren’t even cracking my honorable mention list,...
