my week at the movies: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘The Brothers Bloom,’ ‘Little Ashes,’ ‘Management,’ ‘Paris 36’

I’ve already had readers from Australia and the U.K. email me to ask when I’m going to review X-Men Origins: Wolverine (opens on April 29 in the U.K. and on May 1 in the U.S.) already?! Well, I won’t see the film till a few hours from now, and then I’m not supposed to post … more…

5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘The Brothers Bloom’

All this weekend! 5 movies I’m psyched for in December and 5 reasons why. No. 4: The Brothers Bloom [opens in the U.S. on December 19; no U.K. release date has been set yet]. 1. It’s the sophmore film from writer-director Rian Johnson, whose first feature was the astonishingly unique Brick. That one turned film … more…

trailer break: ‘The Brothers Bloom’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Can’t ever go wrong with a good con. Assuming this’ll be a good con, of course. Ignore that “this October” thing in the trailer. The Brothers Bloom is now opening in New York and Los Angeles on December 19, and wide on January 16, 2009.