Ender’s Game review: big ideas, small heart
My soul was never stirred. My spirit did not soar. My intellect did twitch a bit in ways that made my heart ache disagreeably, however.
Viola Davis
Prisoners review: the unbearable darkness of being
Please see this movie. We need to let Hollywood know that there is, in fact, an audience for sophisticated drama for adults.
Prisoners trailer: Detective who now?
I am deeply concerned about the fact that one character is called “Detective Loki.”
Ender’s Game trailer: children’s crusade
They’ve really front-loaded the film with actors the Academy loves. Are they thinking this is a contender?
Won’t Back Down (trailer)
Are go-girl Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis supposed to inspire mothers and teachers all over America to take over their schools?
The Artist will have a good night (and other Oscar predictions)
Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for tomorrow night’s Academy Awards…
question of the day: Which film actors would you like to see make the move to television?
What sort of show would you cast them in?
AWFJ announces 2011 awards
So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…
The Help (review)
If movies that’re all men and no women can be universal, so can this one. This is The Shawshank Redemption.
question of the day: Are stories about racism automatically racist if told through the eyes of white characters?
If the Association of Black Women Historians thinks The Help is racist, aren’t I just demonstrating my own white privilege by insisting that it isn’t?
