watch it: “Nailing Your Wife”

Well, I say “watch it” advisedly. I’m gonna rip into it after the jump. (Yeah, I said it was gonna be all politics this week, but this one made me too mad): Nailing Your Wife | Girls | SPIKE.com Spike calls this “PG Porn,” and there’s absolutely no way in hell anyone can complain about … more…

Roger Ebert’s eight-minute review

So, Roger Ebert reviewed a movie after seeing only eight minutes of it, and people are talking. Some are objecting to the fact that Ebert does not reveal he saw only eight minutes of the film, Tru Love, until the end of his review. In Ebert’s followup blog post defending his decision to not only … more…

trailer break: ‘Splinter’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Splinter Trailer (2008) from Toby Wilkins on Vimeo. Ah, the horrors of roadside Americana. I think I’ve been in that gas station. And now maybe I’ll make sure I never stop there again. Bad enough that the guys behind the counter are always creepy and the … more…

‘Heroes’ blogging: “Eris Quod Sum”

(previous: Chapter Six: “Dying of the Light”) I wish I had a Kryptonite cross, because then you could keep both Dracula and Superman away. –Jack Handy And if I had an Off button on my TV, I could keep away Heroes. Oh, wait, I do… [spoiler-laden commentary on tonight’s Heroes after the jump!] The title … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Che,’ ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno,’ ‘Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,’ ‘Waltz with Bashir,’ ‘Splinter’

How’s this for a movie marathon? On December 12 in New York and Los Angeles, IFC Films will release the “full roadshow version” of Che, Steven Soderbergh’s epic biopic of Che Guevara, for which star Benicio Del Toro won the Best Actor award at Cannes this year. On Friday, I’m gonna sit through all five … more…

RocknRolla (review)

Guy Ritchie would surprise us if he surprised us. *RocknRolla,* his latest mockney crime caper, is exactly what you expect it to be. Hell, it’s exactly what you *want* it to be…

watch it: “Wassup 2008”

Countdown to Election 2008. More political stuff all this week on “web video of the day.” Tune out if you can’t take it. In case you’ve forgotten the original: Just to be clear, I don’t highlight these videos out of any overwhelming admiration for Barack Obama — I’ll not be voting for him next week … more…