Running Dead
Think it’s depressing being American these days? Try being British.
This may not seem obvious to us in the States. After all, Britain has...
When You Wish Upon a Rock
Seems like we just can't keep Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez apart. Two years ago, the filmmakers partnered up on Grindhouse, and this weekend...
Homing Instinct
I’ll start with a not terribly revealing confession: I managed to get through childhood without any meaningful contact with Lassie. I never read Eric...
Death Warmed Over
Remember last year's Oscars, when Jack Nicholson showed up at the ceremony with a shaven head and everybody said, "Ooh, it's Jack Nicholson with...
Windsor Knot
Honestly, I can’t imagine what British people must feel watching The Queen. The movie evokes the flood tide of emotions that washed over the...
Hanna and the Company
Our action thrillers right now seem to be awash in young girls who are stone cold killers. The odd British entry Hanna is the...
Scent to Death
Since its publication in 1985, Patrick Süskind’s German novel Das Parfum has been hailed as an instant classic.
It was also declared “unfilmable” by...
Rock of Aged
If you saw the Rolling Stones' concert film Shine a Light and were impressed by the energy of those sexagenarian band members, you should...
Gassed to Death
Chris Paine’s documentary asks Who Killed the Electric Car? I thought we knew. It was that secret society that Homer Simpson was trying to...
Good Time Charlie
Charlie Bartlett was supposed to come out last August. (In fact, that's when I first saw the movie.)
But its release was postponed until...
