on ‘Wolverine’ and embargoes

I’m still being told by Fox that I should not post my review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine till tomorrow, May 1. This is unimaginably frustrating to me, especially when I see that many critics have already posted their reviews… including some of the very critics who attended the same screening I did on Tuesday morning. … more…

awards contenders on DVD: the studio films

December can feel overwhelming, for movie watchers, with all the awards contenders flooding the arthouses — if you’re in New York and Los Angeles — and multiplexes this holiday season. But it’s always true, too, that films from earlier in the year manage to get notice from critics groups in the pre-Oscar-nominations territory… and some … more…

shocking news: Adam Sandler hates movie critics

Spotted at the IMDB’s WENN: Adam Sandler has blamed the media for influencing his box office ratings – because they never write good things about him. The funnyman ignores critics who deliberately write bad reviews of his films but he is angry when their opinions influence the public. But hasn’t Sandler heard that we critics … more…