The Best Picture Winners, Part 12 | Gone With the Wind (Part 1 of 2)
It has been a perennial of American film [...]
BLOG: It’s a bird, it’s a plane . . . it’s . . . mediocre?!?!
I am going to admit something up front. I know little to nothing about comic books other than the basics. When I was a kid,...
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past is like the world's most dazzling wedding cake. It's so pretty, and even breathtaking, that it is easy to lose...
Losing LeBron (2013)
The most quietly telling image in the documentary "Losing LeBron" is a Nike ad featuring LeBron James with his arms outstretched and his eyes cast...
Godzilla (2014)
The most tickling moment in Godzilla comes when we first see the creature. He's revealed slowly; first a shot of his foot, then his hip,...
Moms’ Night Out (2014)
There are no laughs in Moms' Night Out. None. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Bupkis. Maybe there's a smile, but that's not exactly high praise. When you...
BLOG: Bates Motel, and the rewriting of movie folklore.
“Norman Bates no longer exists. He only half-existed to begin with.” - dialogue from Psycho It is the second part that’s key. I have seen...
Too Sane for This World (2014)
I am sort of ashamed to admit that my mental image of autism runs immediately to Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. I have, for many...
