City of Men (review)

If you’re expecting more of the gorgeous, ugly luminosity of 2002’s ‘City of God’ — Fernando Meirelles’s astonishing film about life in the desperate slums of Brazil — don’t: you’ll only set yourself up for disappointment.

daily list: 5 entertainment mergers I’d love to see

So, the news came yesterday that pseudo-indie production company New Line is being absorbed by its parent company, Time Warner. That sounds kinda icky, like something out of a science fiction horror movie — eww, that dude just got absorbed! But on the other hand, if it means a concentrated refocusing on making fewer and … more…

Penelope (review)

There are a bunch of theories floating around the fanboy — and fangirl — Internet purporting to explain why ‘Penelope’ is only getting released in theaters now. It did, after all, make its debut all the way back at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival…