Man on a Ledge — Yep, There Is
Man on a Ledge might be the most literal-titled, cliche-riddled movie anyone will see this year, but amid the sea of tropes and trash, there…
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…
The Weekend Arena: 1/27
The biggest question this week will be whether or not Liam Neeson can continue his string of success with early-year movies. For some reason, Unknown and…
What Joe Paterno Could Have Learned from Frost/Nixon
Back when news leaked out of Pennsylvania’s Happy Valley that an assistant college football coach had been accused of raping/abusing a number of prepubescent…
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close — If Ever There Were a More Accurate Title…
Of the nine Academy Award nominees for Best Picture this year, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was a shocking addition. At the same time, if…
We Need to Talk About Kevin — And Nature or Nurture
In We Need to Talk About Kevin, Eva Khatchadourian is a veritable Lady Macbeth from the opening scene that finds a youthful Eva in an…
Haywire — Action Fiction and Realism
From the cuts between time differentiated by the presence of bruises and broken bones, to the seamless transitions from black and white shootouts to crimson-tinted,…
Best Picture Haiku — 2012 Edition
Well, it’s that time of year again. This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards….
Death After Death — Some Blathering Related to The Artist
It is difficult to recover from one’s death. It’s unnatural, for one. Death is supposed to be final—the full stop. And the promises it brings…
The Weekend Arena: 1/20
The third week in January appears to be all about kicking a little ass. I suppose Contraband started the trend last week as the lone exception…