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The Best Supporting Performances of 2012
I don’t expect all these performances to be nominated come Oscar time, but then my picks for the best supporting performances of the year...
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Zero Dark Thirty (R) Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller about the manhunt for Osama bin Laden. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler, Mark...
Top 10 Movies
I don’t have enough slots! That’s always a nice problem to have when making a list of the year’s best movies. Even taking into...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2012
Once again, it's time for my favorite recurring blog post of the year. As you'll recall, I published a 2011 version of this post...
Further Notes on “Django Unchained”
Here we go with my leftover thoughts about Django Unchained that I couldn’t get in my review of the movie. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Everyone’s discussing...
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Anna Karenina (R) Joe Wright turns Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece into a shallow, gimmicky movie that stars Keira Knightley as the married 19th-century Russian...
Les Misérables: Do You Hear the Actors Sing?
I’ve never been a fan of Les Misérables, the Broadway musical, and the movie version reminded me of all the reasons: the bombast, the...
Django Unchained: I’m No Slave 4 U
Last month, Steven Spielberg put out Lincoln, a movie about the evils of slavery. Predictably, he took a serious, high-minded approach to the issue....
DVD Review: “Les Misérables”
Calm down, Les Mizzies. I haven't somehow obtained an advance copy of the DVD of the movie musical that's currently playing in theaters. Instead,...
The Year in Music Documentaries
I noticed an unusual number of good music documentaries this year, and I thought I’d post about them before I posted my list of...
