Take 5 — At Year’s End 2012
Five writers. Five looks at the five best films. Five number ones. Boy, are we inconsistent.
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Take 5 — Hoffman or Lewis Edition
Daniel Day Lewis and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are arguably the two best actors in Hollywood right now. We discuss their merits.
Take 5: Biopics
As we await the premieres of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” and Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of…
Take 5 — Trilogy Edition
(Take 5 is a recurring column in which we gather up five of our favorite Movies About Gladiators contributors and ask them a few questions…
Take 5 — Car Chase Edition
Question 1: One trope that recurs rather often in movies — and sometimes justifies the perpetuation of a franchise — is the car chase. Overall,…
Take 5 — The Godfather Edition
Forty years ago, on March 14, The Godfather premiered in New York City. The two hour film began what would become a veritable epic about…
Take 5 — Horror Movie Edition
Question 1: What’s the state of the American horror film? Steve Barker: There are two popular formulas in horror right now: the super gory torture…
Take 5 — Superhero Edition
If 2011 was the year of the sequel, 2012 is set to rival that moniker with additional superhero franchise installments. Most notably is the uber-anticipated…
Take 5 — Liam Neeson Edition
As of this past weekend, Liam Neeson’s string of box office successes is still in tact as The Grey comes in on top with about…
Take 5 — The Russia’s Power Mad She Wants to Take Our Cars From Out Our Garages!
So, in yet another film that has been “inspired by a true story” (OED definition: adj. vaguely related to something that happened to someone at…