X-Men posters too good not to steal
I’m no fan of fashion photography, but it’s the hint of it in these X-Men teaser posters that so intrigues me…
new on DVD: young men and old women
From Harry Potter to Howl’s Moving Castle, it’s a hit and miss week of new releases.
weekend box office: Madea beats the crap out of Bruce Willis
No drag for Madea, dying is hard for Willis…
16 Blocks (review)
Harrison Ford should take some lessons from Bruce Wills: this is how you do “action” after, um, a certain age…
Oscar wrap-up: George yes, Jon eh, Naomi no
Naomi Watts: heroic castaway? Jon Stewart: too New York for L.A.? George Clooney: on a soapbox. And more…
Oscar predictions: no sweep for ‘Brokeback’
Handy list of who won what at the Oscars.
the films of Joaquin Phoenix on DVD
My boy Joaquin ain’t gonna win tonight, but his nomination is a shot in the arm for an actor low underappreciated.
Ultraviolet (review)
Can we puh-leeze keep young filmmakers away from ‘The Matrix’?
Ultraviolet: not screened for critics…
I’m off to a “courtesy screening” of Ultraviolet: the film was not shown to critics in advance of opening day (and you know what that means), but the studio is nice enough to show it to us this morning. Which means that if I don’t want to pay $10.75 to see this thing, I gotta … more…
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (review)
A bighearted spirit and hospitable kookiness make this flick a toe-tapping pleasure.
