Mr. Brooks (review)
Serial killers are people too, with hopes and dreams and loving spouses and kids who drive them crazy. That’s the repulsive theme of this revolting film.
Cinemarati is shutting down…
We had a good run, but it was time. Comments are closed at Cinemarati. Feel free to use this as an open thread to discuss the Cinemarati shutdown. (Technorati tags: Cinemarati)
boys on ‘Knocked Up’ and women who don’t like it
And so it begins. Reader Tim so eloquently responds to my review of Knocked Up thusly: Wow. After reading that review I only had one thought. “This chick needs to get laid ASAP.” It’s a comedy, stop treating it like it’s life & death. Another friend of mine thought “I hate women like her, because … more…
Knocked Up (review)
The problem is not that *Knocked Up* is “liberal” because it’s about casual sex and having a baby out of wedlock. The problem is that it is horribly conservative about embracing and enjoying an adult version of sexuality that has moved beyond dorm-room-esque groping.
Severance (review)
British filmmaker Christopher Smith brings us one of the more outrageous black comedy/horror flicks I’ve ever seen…
Jindabyne (review)
With its cold brilliance and delicate aloofness, this is a movie you can hold aloft to recognize and examine its many intellectual facets in hard light, but it will never make you feel anything.
Gracie (review)
There’s not a lot wrong with this feel-good sports drama except that it’s much like the 873 other feel-good sport dramas we’ve seen this year. I like it anyway, for its go-girl spunk and tenderly solemn spirit.
Private Fears in Public Places (review)
Oh, I know I’m supposed to be ecstatic because it’s from French New Wave director Alain Resnais, but all I can think is that it should be called *Six Characters in Search of a Reason Why I Should Care.*
my charming readers
UPDATED: Somehow, the wonderful comments (see below) are making me think of this: I got the most delightful email from a reader in response to my post about Transformers and how I’m guessing I might not hate it like I typically hate Michael Bay’s movies. Since this reader chose not to post this in comments … more…
why Peter Jackson rules Hollywood, and I don’t
Film critics are often accused of being failed filmmakers. It’s no secret that I am, in addition to being a film critic, a failed (as yet) screenwriter. Granted, I haven’t put quite in the effort into writing scripts (as yet) that I have into writing film reviews, so I really can’t complain that my scripts … more…
