It’s impossible to watch Like Crazy and not think about the nature of young love—or perhaps the nature of your own first love. It captures those very specific sensations—the thrill of your...
After seeing In Time, I mentioned to a friend that it played like a less complex, more rudimentary version of 1997’s great Nietzschean sci-fi film Gattaca. Well, imdb.com to the rescue! Turns out, In...
I cringed every time I passed a poster for the Footloose remake. The whole endeavor seemed so unnecessary and even slightly embarrassing for those involved. After all, when a film hits upon...
I realize that Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Moneyball) can’t write all the films, but I couldn’t help but think that The Ides of March would’ve greatly benefited from one of his...
I had to drag myself to see 50/50. I mean, did I really want to see a movie where Joseph Gordon Levitt battles cancer? Especially when the film was (dubiously) dubbed a comedy?
Man, am I...
We’ve all heard that old cliché about the character actor trapped inside a leading man’s body. But that doesn’t quite apply to Brad Pitt. He’s something rarer: For most of his career, Pitt’s...
Everything about I Don’t Know How She Does feels slightly off. There’s the ungainly title, which sounds like something you’d find in the self-help section of a bookstore (it’s actually based...
In Contagion, every doorknob, every elevator button, every handshake poses an insidious, unseen threat. Director Steven Soderbergh cannily shoots these things as though they are the artifacts...
If a horror film needs to pass the smell test—that is, be grounded in some sort of credible reality—in order for you to enjoy it, steer clear of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. It’s filled with...
I’m not really a full-on Gleek, maybe just a touch Gleek-ish. Yes, I watch the show, but I feel it has gone markedly downhill since its first stellar half-season. The episodes are seriously...
