Movies

The Day After (Feb 11, 2009)
I just ordered The Day After, the 1983 TV movie about a nuclear war and its effects on a small U.S. city. I've been reading a lot about the Cold War lately and The Day After is remarkable in many...

Trapped in the Closet (Sep 7, 2006)
In four words: So bad it's brilliant. Trapped in the Closet is R. Kelly's R & B melodrama in 12 parts. Kelly is completely serious about it, but the plot and music and structure of the story end up being...

Guys with spikes (Jul 5, 2006)
Ken Lay died this morning awaiting sentencing for 10 counts of fraud and conspiracy. If you have a chance, pick up Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. It's a great documentary that turns an accounting story into high drama....

Earlier Posts

Grizzlies in the mist (May 23, 2006)

Darwin's Nightmare (Apr 21, 2006)

I <3 Brokeback (Mar 1, 2006)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Sep 13, 2005)

War of the Worlds (Jul 6, 2005)

Lords of Dogtown (Jun 3, 2005)

End of the Century (Jan 19, 2005)

Superhemo (Jul 2, 2004)

At the Blockbuster (May 29, 2004)

What do loose lips sink? (May 24, 2004)

Return of the Dawn of the Dead (Feb 8, 2004)

Touching the Void (Jan 23, 2004)

Return of the King is rather great (Dec 18, 2003)

Battles Without Honour or Humanity (Nov 24, 2003)

Mitchell v. Tarantino, Vol. I (Oct 27, 2003)

Elvis Mitchell is wrong about Jack Kirby and I don't even care (Aug 27, 2003)

Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion (Feb 15, 2003)

Signs of intelligent life? No. (Jan 25, 2003)

It's A Wonderful Link (Dec 27, 2002)

Bowling for Columbine (Dec 3, 2002)

Paging DrBenSobel (Nov 27, 2002)

Dogtown and Z-Boys (Nov 8, 2002)

Bob Crane, 15 minuter (Oct 8, 2002)

Red Dragon (Oct 4, 2002)

The Amazing Adventures of Peter Parker? (Sep 27, 2002)

Ghost World (Mar 9, 2002)