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Recently the members of the Online Film Critics Society pondered this question, which was suggested by OFCS member Susan Granger: “Will Mel Gibson’s overt and confessed anti-Semitism affect your review of his upcoming film, Edge of Darkness? Does the fact that the film contains no Jewish themes affect your answer? Ultimately, can a critic can … more…
Some people are bitching about the smoking in Avatar, which is more of the same-old, same-old we’ve been hearing for years now: smoking is evil, won’t someone think of the children, lighting up is worse than murder (at least on film), etc. Now, I’m not a smoker and I never enjoyed being in a smoky … more…
This weekend’s question was prompted by a conversation with my pal bronxbee, in which we lamented the fact that it’s almost impossible to keep up with all the new books being published that we’d like to read, never mind rereading all the books we love. (This is a not infrequent converation of ours.) So: What … more…
I stumbled across an article at The Economist recently headlined “The Harry Potter economy.” How cool is that?! I thought: a serious economics magazine is extrapolating upon the economic implications of magic. That is some mega-geekery. As it turns out, the article is just another rundown of the money side of the Harry Potter franchise … more…
Over the past two weeks, the members of the Online Film Critics Society were polled about which performances we thought will be the Oscar nominees for Best Actress and Best Actor. These are the performances we collectively predicted (in alphabetical order; links go to my reviews): Best Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Vera Farmiga, … more…
I’ve got a piece up over at Film.com running down the top five things I’d do if I ran a movie studio. Number 1: For every $100 million-plus movie my studio produces, I take another $50 mill; I’d divide it evenly among 10 young, hungry filmmakers based on their scripts, their previous experience, and their … more…
[spoiler for The Book of Eli… sorta] For the first little while as I was watching The Book of Eli, I find myself thinking, “If the book is a Bible, I’m gonna scream.” Not — as reader TwistedKestrel suggested in comments — because I automatically hate any movie with a Christian theme, but because that … more…
The 67th annual Golden Globes awards were handed out last night. On the film side, at least, there weren’t many surprises: FILM Best Motion Picture (Drama): Avatar Best Actress (Drama): Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Best Actor (Drama): Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): The Hangover Best Actress (Comedy or Musical): … more…
This weekend’s question comes from the conversation-starting game Table Topics Not Your Mom’s Dinner Party edition [Amazon U.S.]: What alcohol can you never drink again? I gotta go with apple schnapps, which I drank waaay too much of at a friend’s birthday party a couple of years ago, something I will never ever do again. … more…
Last week, the members of the Online Film Critics Society were polled about which movies we thought will be the Oscar nominees for Best Picture — remember, there will be 10 this year — and these are the films we collectively predicted (in alphabetical order; links go to my reviews): Avatar The Blind Side An … more…
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