Writer, Lawyer, Soldier, Spy: 2011 In Suspense
(Movies discussed in this post: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Point Blank, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Source Code, Unknown, The Adjustment Bureau, Limitless.) Admit it: the suspense is killing you. You’re...
View ArticleThe 7 Most Anticipated (And Least Obvious) Fall Movies
As a kid, I got excited for summer movie season, because it brought sequels, superheroes, dinosaurs — that kind of thing. But the past few summers haven’t given us more than one or two blockbusters...
View Article‘Silver’& Gold: A Kooky Romcom Aims To Woo The Academy
Bradley Cooper first became a household name in The Hangover, and ever since, has almost exclusively played jerks. He’s good at that. I’m not even sure the characters are written as jerks, but somehow,...
View ArticleThe Tens: Best Of Film 2012
It’s Oscar time! As usual, the Academy Awards are poised to make some very wrong decisions this year. So as usual, I am prematurely correcting them by releasing my Top Ten of the year. That year is...
View ArticleNot-Oscars 2012: The Year’s Best Performances
(Originally published at JustinPlusSeven on January 10, 2013.) You, dear reader, have the honor of reading this in the future, after the Oscar nominations have been announced. But I am writing from...
View ArticleThe Great ‘Beyond': Gosling & Cooper Go For An Epic Triptych
Is there a male star more objectified than Ryan Gosling? One or two, maybe, but none with as much cred. Ryan Gosling is an Oscar nominee — but possibly not as many times as he should be, in roughly the...
View ArticleRussell Does The ‘Hustle': An All-American Ode To Bullshit
Hey, Academy, are you paying attention? But of course you are! Here’s a movie featuring a whole bunch of last year’s Oscar nominees, including several past Oscar winners, made by a guy who’s made two...
View ArticleThe Tens: Best Of Film 2013
Hollywood is obsessed with money, I say. Duh, you think in response. But hear me out. In 2013, Hollywood was particularly obsessed with money. Not just with making money, but with telling stories about...
View ArticleThe Not-Oscars 2013
It’s the morning of the Oscar nominations, and I’m not upset. This is weird. All the films I wanted to see nominated for Best Picture are. All the actors I hoped to see receive nominations for this...
View Article‘Galaxy’ Jest: Marvel Trades Amazement For Amusement
A few years back, Joss Whedon surprised us by releasing a superhero movie that satisfied all the mega-blockbuster mega-requirements and still found room for a little of the Buffy creator’s trademark...
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