Screen
Home Screen
Sex, Shame, and Tears
Other actors were onscreen a lot in 2011 — Jessica Chastain, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rutger Hauer (five movies, look it up!) — but...
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: When You’re Smiley…
I’ve heard complaints about Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from those who haven’t read the John le Carré novel on which it’s based or seen...
The Top 10 Documentaries of 2011
You’ll note that no documentaries made my list of Top 10 movies this year, but that’s not because this was a bad year for...
The Best Movies of 2001
I was late with this feature last year, so I’m not repeating that slip-up this year. Here, with the added perspective of 10 years,...
The Top 250 Films of 2011
Let's be totally ridiculous for a moment. Since the whole concept of ranking the top 10 movies of the year is an arbitrary exercise...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Sleeping Beauty (R) The filmmaking debut of Australian novelist Julia Leigh stars Emily Browning as a high-priced prostitute who allows male clients to indulge...
Top 10 Movies of 2011
Do better next year, Hollywood. That’s how I feel as I look back on the movies of 2011. American films dominated my Top 10...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
The Artist (PG-13) Michel Hazanavicius’ silent film stars Jean Dujardin as a 1920s silent-movie star who resists the change to sound films. Also with...
“Midnight in Paris” and DFW’s Film Critics
Last week the DFW Film Critics Association (of which I am a voting member) published its annual list of the best movies of 2011....
Dragon Tattoo Redo
Ever since Stieg Larsson’s flawed but highly addictive Swedish-language Millennium trilogy exploded into the English-speaking world, movie fans have been waiting for a Hollywood...
