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The Gentlemen movie review: sufficiently advanced crime

The Gentlemen movie review: sufficiently advanced crime

Thu Jan 16 2020, 09:52pm | 0 comments

I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again, Saturday, January 4th

Wed Jan 01 2020, 05:21pm | 0 comments

Serenity movie review: gonna need a bigger nope

Serenity movie review: gonna need a bigger nope

Thu Feb 28 2019, 01:41pm | 0 comments

Gold movie review: this mine is tapped out

Gold movie review: this mine is tapped out

Wed Jan 25 2017, 12:49pm | 0 comments

Sing movie review: hey, kids, let’s put on a show!

Sing movie review: hey, kids, let’s put on a show!

Mon Dec 19 2016, 01:07pm | 4 comments

The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors

The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors

Mon Aug 01 2016, 04:53pm | 30 comments

Magic Mike XXL movie review: crotch watch

Magic Mike XXL movie review: crotch watch

Wed Jul 01 2015, 12:58pm | 33 comments

Interstellar movie review: trading worry for wonder

Interstellar movie review: trading worry for wonder

Fri Oct 31 2014, 04:28pm | 82 comments

what’s on Netflix UK, Amazon UK Instant Video, blinkbox, BBC iPlayer (from Jun 02)

what’s on Netflix UK, Amazon UK Instant Video, blinkbox, BBC iPlayer (from Jun 02)

Mon Jun 02 2014, 10:57pm | 0 comments

Joe review: the violence inherent in the system

Joe review: the violence inherent in the system

Tue Apr 22 2014, 12:44pm | 5 comments

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Mar 25)

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Mar 25)

Tue Mar 25 2014, 10:09pm | 0 comments

what’s on Amazon UK Instant Video, blinkbox, BBC iPlayer, Curzon on Demand (from Mar 10)

what’s on Amazon UK Instant Video, blinkbox, BBC iPlayer, Curzon on Demand (from Mar 10)

Mon Mar 10 2014, 07:34pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Matthew McConaughey

female gazing at: Matthew McConaughey

Wed Mar 05 2014, 09:54pm | 6 comments

my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

Mon Mar 03 2014, 02:00am | 4 comments

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Feb 04)

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Feb 04)

Tue Feb 04 2014, 07:46pm | 0 comments

The Wolf of Wall Street review: legitimate businessman

The Wolf of Wall Street review: legitimate businessman

Fri Jan 17 2014, 04:41pm | 19 comments

2014 preview: only movies left underived

2014 preview: only movies left underived

Wed Jan 15 2014, 10:19pm | 1 comment

the Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 EDA Award winners

Fri Dec 20 2013, 08:09pm | 3 comments

your awards-season cheat sheet… or how to sound like an insider (even if you’re not)

your awards-season cheat sheet… or how to sound like an insider (even if you’re not)

Tue Nov 19 2013, 02:38pm | 6 comments

Dallas Buyers Club review: the personal is political

Dallas Buyers Club review: the personal is political

Fri Nov 15 2013, 12:26pm | 2 comments

films to stream in the UK week of Sep 16 2013 (Netflix/blinkbox/BBC iPlayer)

films to stream in the UK week of Sep 16 2013 (Netflix/blinkbox/BBC iPlayer)

Wed Sep 18 2013, 08:18pm | 1 comment

Dallas Buyers Club trailer: please take Matthew McConaughey seriously now

Dallas Buyers Club trailer: please take Matthew McConaughey seriously now

Thu Aug 29 2013, 10:57am | 4 comments

what to stream in the US week of Jul 23 2013 (Netflix/Amazon Instant)

what to stream in the US week of Jul 23 2013 (Netflix/Amazon Instant)

Thu Jul 25 2013, 12:09am | 0 comments

what to stream in the US week of Jun 18 2013 (Netflix/Amazon Instant)

what to stream in the US week of Jun 18 2013 (Netflix/Amazon Instant)

Wed Jun 19 2013, 12:23am | 0 comments

which celebrities would survive which kind of apocalypse?

which celebrities would survive which kind of apocalypse?

Mon Jun 10 2013, 08:00am | 8 comments

Mud (trailer)

Wed Mar 27 2013, 01:12pm | 0 comments

Bernie (review)

Thu Mar 14 2013, 12:32am | 0 comments

Magic Mike (review)

Wed Jun 27 2012, 10:35pm | 0 comments

Magic Mike (trailer)

Mon May 21 2012, 08:24am | 0 comments

great movie quotes: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’

Fri Apr 08 2011, 05:31pm | 0 comments

The Lincoln Lawyer (review)

Tue Mar 22 2011, 04:48pm | 2 comments

consultation with ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’

Fri Mar 18 2011, 01:11pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’

Mon Dec 13 2010, 11:27am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Josh Lucas

Fri Sep 24 2010, 01:25pm | 0 comments

whom we won’t be female gazing at…

Thu Sep 23 2010, 09:19pm | 0 comments

March 19: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Mar 19 2010, 07:19pm | 0 comments

retro trailer: ‘Tiptoes’

Sat Jul 04 2009, 03:24pm | 8 comments

dream cast: not-so-hypothetical ‘Magnum, P.I.’ movie

Thu Jun 11 2009, 05:31pm | 13 comments

bias update

Wed May 06 2009, 01:32pm | 15 comments

North American box office: it’s ‘Wolverine’s one weekend on top

Tue May 05 2009, 03:21pm | 1 comment

opening in North America May 1: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘Battle for Terra,’ more

Sat May 02 2009, 12:01pm | 0 comments

opening in the U.K. May 1: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie,’ ‘Blood: The Last Vampire,’ more

Sat May 02 2009, 10:12am | 0 comments

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (review)

Fri May 01 2009, 07:23pm | 38 comments

May 1: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Thu Apr 30 2009, 02:05pm | 1 comment

trailer break: ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’

Tue Apr 21 2009, 11:11am | 7 comments

dream cast: hypothetical ‘Watchmen’ movie

Thu Mar 05 2009, 10:30pm | 0 comments

please kill me

Mon Feb 16 2009, 02:24pm | 23 comments

the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Surfer, Dude’

Tue Dec 30 2008, 08:55pm | 0 comments

Sand Pirates of the Sahara (review)

Sun Jul 30 2006, 06:43pm | 6 comments

Sahara (review)

Fri Apr 08 2005, 10:35am | 0 comments

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