film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
The Tim Burton-est movie in a long while, not merely because it embodies all those wonderfully weird and humanist Burton attitudes but also because only Burton would think to make a stop-motion film in glorious, creamy, black-and-white.
I like The Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween, and 1776 is brilliant for Independence Day. I’d particuarly love to hear about obscure or little-celebrated holidays that you have movie rituals for.
Quite possibly the weirdest Doctor Who-related fanac I’ve come across yet…
Dan addressed this to me, but I’m opening it up to everyone because this is a tough one. There simply aren’t that many movies that fulfill Dan’s requirement…
Would you like to live next door to this house?
Following up on yesterday’s question — Why are there no Christmas movies this year? — let’s talk about the great holiday films of the past… and specifically, the great holiday movies with geek appeal. Bonus points if your suggestion is on DVD so we can all give it a watch this holiday season.
Oh man, I hope the film is as hilarious as the trailer. Holding Santa for ransom? Who’s gonna pay: the UN? All the children of the world? Is Jack Skellington behind this?
I was certain that there was no movie that I could not endure if it meant I could gaze at George Clooney for two hours. I was wrong.
Oops, this popped up so quickly I didn’t even have time to get psyched for it. I just heard about a screening tomorrow of Coraline (opens in the U.S. on February 6, and in the U.K. on May 15), and of course I jumped on it. Neil Gaiman done up Nightmare Before Christmas style with … more…
