question of the day: What was the most underrated or underappreciated movie of 2010?
Mine must be Agora, which my fellow critics ignored and audiences never had a chance to find…
Year: 2010
trailer break: ‘Falling Skies’
Like 80s V, only better than the terrible ABC redo that’s about to return.
watch it: 1980s 1-800-FLOWERS New Year’s ad
One of the weirdest ads I’ve come across yet…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Steven Moffat talks ‘A Christmas Carol’
To The New York Times, no less. Frankly, I’m not sure I want The New York Times talking about Doctor Who. That’s a sure sign that it’s going mainstream and will soon be boring…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “A Christmas Carol”
Doctor Who has been doing amazing things with TV since 2005, but this may be the best example yet of how gonzo and how simultaneously emotionally satisfying TV can be these days.
what he said: Rupert Everett…
…on the unending career of Jennifer Aniston (and all the other movie stars who endure as stars despite their presence in terrible movies that continually bomb)…
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (review)
This documentary look at a year in the life of the 75-year-old comedienne is a sad, startling exploration of the vagaries of fame, the insecurities of celebrity, and the realities behind the typical “but it’s just a joke” excuses that prop up cheap, vulgar humor.
trailer break: ‘Hanna’
An action fantasy movie about a girl? Awesome. More like this, please.
question of the day: What was the most unforgettable movie moment 2010?
Easy question… until you start to think about it…
watch it: “O Holy Night – Matt Mulholland”
I’m not sure what I think about this. Is it brilliant, or totally juvenile and idiotic? I can’t make up my mind…
