Sicilian Ghost Story movie review: grim failing tale
A cruel film that hopes to use its fantastical surreality to find some sort of redemption in the senseless, violent, and real-life abuse of a child. There is no magic here, and no meaning.
Romeo and Juliet
Black movie review: tragically bad
A facile riff on Romeo & Juliet amongst Brussels gangs. Banal, clichéd, and treats its teenage-girl protagonist in a spectacularly disgusting way.
Romeo and Juliet trailer: not another teen romance
These kids today, with their blood feuds and their dueling and their all-night masquerade balls.
Warm Bodies (review)
Contents itself with the mildest of tweaks at both the zombie and the romantic-comedy genres… (new on DVD/VOD in the US and Canada)
Shakespeare! transcending time and culture since 1594 (and other adventures in social networking)
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Upside Down (trailer)
Kirsten Dunst says “kind of like an accessible Brazil.” Brazil isn’t accessible? *facepalm*
female gazing at: Adetomiwa Edun
One last cutie of Merlin: Elyan, aka Adetomiwa Edun…
Gnomeo & Juliet (review)
It’s garden gnomes… in love… even though they’re supposed to hate each other! It’s funny cuz they’re plaster lawn decorations and say things like “Let’s kick some grass!” and have a plastic pink flamingo pal with a funny generic South American accent who gives them wise advice about romance.
omg: Michael Bay’s next movie is totally gonna be a work of art, promise
I so needed a laugh today. And then I came across a USA Today article from a couple days back called “Next ‘Transformers’ is due for a switch,” which had me snorting with derision all the way through. You can almost hear writer Anthony Breznican snickering in places. Listen: With shooting underway on a third … more…
new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘The A-Team,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Letters to Juliet,’ ‘Brooklyn’s Finest,’ more
U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE The A-Team: A stirring drama of wrongly convicted patriots who get mad and kick some ass. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • The A-Team (1983-1987): The entire series is newly available in a cool new box set. • The Great Escape (1963): This Steve McQueen military classic … more…
