loaded question: what death scene from a movie or TV show haunts you?
My pick is from the early 1990s British crime drama series Cracker, in which Robbie Coltrane played a criminal psychologist. The character whose death haunts me is [spoiler]…
Robbie Coltrane
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (85th Academy Awards) (review)
“Paperman” might be the most romantic movie of the year…
Great Expectations (London Film Festival review)
I love it when a film that is “supposed” to be all stuffy and classic turns out to be this electric and alive…
The Beiderbecke Affair (review)
Obviously, I haven’t yet succumbed to a foolish bias that predisposes me to lap up *anything* just because it sports a British accent.
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘The Tale of Despereaux’
All this weekend! 5 movies I’m psyched for in December and 5 reasons why. No. 1: The Tale of Despereaux [opens in the U.S. and the U.K. on December 19]. 1. He’s a cute little mouse with big ears, and he’s wielding a sewing needle as a sword. How adorable is that? (Actually, the first … more…
Alfresco (review)
The historical context probably is the best way in which to appreciate this hit-or-miss collection of sight gags, wordplay, and middle-class angst…
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (review)
Okay, so it’s not a movie. But Blackadder’s Christmas Carol is my favorite variation on the beloved Charles Dickens story of one man’s dramatic change of heart. Remember, though, dear reader, to take into account that I am a heartless bitch — anyone with an ounce of sentiment will be thoroughly appalled by this entirely mean-spirited black comedy.
