curated: “Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Mother!’ Has a Muse Problem”
Pretty much exactly what I said in my review…
Darren Aronofsky
mother! movie review: from WTF to STFU
Darren Aronofsky’s self-pitying cinematic rending of garments is repulsive, transparent, and pointless. A grotesquely wrapped gift box of utter banality.
Exodus: Gods and Kings movie review: whites only
Simultaneously the dullest and the most insulting version of itself it could possibly be. If only it had managed to be campy, that’d be something…
Noah review: The Bible Episode IV: A New Hope
A Biblical action disaster fantasy epic that is completely bonkers, endlessly entertaining, and actually religious in that inspiring-and-instructional way.
is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?
Paramount is hoping to sell Darren Aronofsky’s Noah to both secular and religious audiences. This’ll be fun to watch…
nice analysis of why Princess Leia is so damn cool (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
question of the day: When celebrities clash, is it okay to declare winners and losers, or is that just too much meanspirited fun for mere mortals to have?
For example: Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Weisz split up; he goes on to have the biggest hit of his career, she marries James Bond. Who wins?
Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are Oscar shoo-ins; everything else up for grabs: Oscar predictions
Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for Sunday night’s Academy Awards — projected winners are Xed. Keep in mind: this isn’t a list of whom I think should win Oscars but whom I think will win…
Black Swan (review)
I’m not entirely sure how much of what we see in Black Swan actually exists beyond the fevered imagination of the protagonist. And that perilous hold on reality is far from the only thing to love about this gorgeously horrific nightmare.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Awards nominees
The AWFJ is one of the critics’ groups I belong to; my input helped determine these nominees, and I will vote in the final balloting to narrow it down to the winners. I still have to watch a few of these nominees…
