Riddick trailer: why won’t he just die already?
Here be dragons. If tradition holds true, ravaging alien monsters will be the most sympathetic characters here.
London photo of the day: East End street art 18
The signpost on the left gives you a sense of the scale of this.
Olympus Has Fallen mini review
A vile propagandistic action flick that shamelessly indulges fears of terrorism while also failing on a basic narrative level.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist mini review
A provocative, ambitious drama about the unconsidered assumptions that power our cultures, for good or ill.
The Great Gatsby mini review
Alternately intriguing and infuriating: it’s very like the sort of movie exuberantly excessive Gatsby himself might have made.
Monsters Wanted review: chasing a nightmare
A rare unromantic look at just how much labor (and risk) goes into a labor of love…
Doctor Who thing: how Matt Smith’s Doctor might have dressed
Matt Smith, charming as he may be, has never inspired me to say this before, but… I will be in my bunk.
Runner Runner trailer: Ben Affleck can *too* do psychopath
Maybe the rebooted Dark Knight will have a pool of crocodiles at stately Wayne manor.
why so many movies about folktales?
What is it about folktales that appeal to us? What elements of folktales do you particularly like or hate, especially as Hollywood deals them out?
London photo of the day: East End street art 17
Some people will be waiting a long time.
