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We Need to Talk About Kevin

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (review)

Fri, Aug 03, 2012
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There’s way too much crass and crude for this third outing in the series to do much beyond stoke juvenile disgust with human bodily functions…

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British Film Bloggers Circle announces 2012 awards

Wed, Feb 29, 2012
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The British Film Bloggers Circle — a new organization of which I am a member — has announced the winners our first annual awards…

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question of the day: What is the most egregious snub among the Oscar nominations for 2011’s films?

Wed, Jan 25, 2012
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Michael Fassbender? Tilda Swinton? Michael Shannon? Elizabeth Olsen? But Jonah Hill gets a nom… *sigh*

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AWFJ announces 2011 awards

Wed, Jan 11, 2012
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So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…

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OFCS announces 2011 awards

Mon, Jan 02, 2012
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I hate that The Tree of Life won so many awards, but I am only one voter among many…

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We Need to Talk About Kevin (trailer)

Mon, Oct 17, 2011
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Saw this one this morning at a London Film Festival press screening. Not the cheeriest way to start a week.

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blame Twitter for Wil Wheaton’s nonblogging; ‘Shit My Dad Says’ shitcanned; Catherine Tate may take over ‘The Office’; more: leftover links

Sun, May 22, 2011
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Plus: Cannes shocked by We Need to Talk About Kevin and Lars von Trier; family values robot from the future Arnold Schwarzenegger turns out to be a hypocrite…

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