Category: Movies

More on Scott Pilgrim, pseudo-feminism, and over-explaining the joy out of something cool.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is terrific, whether or not it’s made for you.

The Other Guys is guilty on several counts of Failure to Quit While Ahead

The Princess and the Frog defied (and exceeded) all my expectations.

Inception is a dream heist movie that stops just short of being fantastic

Toy Story 3 is a perfect demonstration of everything that Pixar gets right. Hint: It has noting to do with rendering or marketing.

The 1977 Japanese horror comedy House is one of the most amazing movies I have ever seen.

I was surprised, but How To Train Your Dragon is a fantastic movie.

A Serious Man is a brilliant movie, one of the Coen Brothers’ best.

The new Alice in Wonderland is perfectly fine as 3D spectacle, but it’s missing most of its muchness

Real bloggers make year-end lists because they get paid per post. I’m doing it because I like to talk.

Avatar is fine for what it is, but watching it just made me kind of sad and disillusioned about the creative process.