Category: Movies

The documentary Room 237, the democratization of film criticism, and a belated eulogy for Roger Ebert

Answering a FAQ (that I keep getting, for some reason) about The Life of Pi

If you’ve been wanting to see a filmed version of the Les Misérables musical, this is certainly that.

Film The Hobbit at high frame rates/That’s what Bilbo Baggins hates.

The Hobbit is really just an excuse for Peter Jackson and his pals to spend a few more years hanging out in Middle Earth. I don’t see how anybody could have a problem with that.

More thoughts on Life of Pi, the movie I earlier said had left me with nothing to think about.

Life of Pi is spectacular even for people jaded by spectacle, and it might even be meaningful to people jaded by pop spirituality.

Skyfall is way too pretty to have such low self-esteem.

Looper isn’t the time-traveling mob movie we expect, but it may just be the time-traveling mob movie we need.

I can’t tell if Dredd is a satire on hyper-violent action movies, or just an unusually smart and well-made hyper-violent action movie. And I’m not entirely sure that the distinction even matters.