Blind Guesses and Oscar Pools: One and the Same
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has geared up for February by unveiling the annual poster for its Oscar ceremony (see above). And,…
The Tree of Life — Beautiful Destruction in Evolution
It’s difficult to know where to begin a discussion about Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, so it might be best to say that it’s…
Carnage — Tense, Frustrating, Awesome
Having never seen the Tony-award winning God of Carnage, from which Roman Polanski’s new film Carnage is adapted, I can’t make any comparisons on whether…
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol — A New Movie for a New Franchise
The most recent installment in the Mission Impossible franchise has appropriately been released without the sequential 4. Instead, it has been subtitled Ghost Protocol, something…
To the Best Non-Christmas Christmas Movies
As A Christmas Story begins its twenty-four hour loop to commemorate the holiday season, I think of the various other film staples that have become…
The Descendants — One of Those Comical Revenge Tales
Beneath the tale of a land baron trying to keep his family afloat after his wife suffers an irreparable brain injury, The Descendants is ultimately…
Shame — A [Failed] New Start of It
The most intriguing part about Shame is its misdirection – not in the sense that we’re being set up for a twist in the last…
Never Let Me Go — The Haunting Future of the Past
Last year, our own Rob Cotto declared Never Let Me Go the “most overlooked film of the year,” and I have to wholeheartedly agree. I…
Like Crazy — The Sorrow of the Prelude and the Aftermath
The opening scene of Like Crazy suggests that a story will be woven that examines love under the lens of the primary mode of twenty-first…
Best Supporting Primate?
Despite the normal mediocrity of the Oscars, the nomination announcements on January 24th might add some intrigue to the oft-banal spectacle. The ultimate question will…