I kind of had an idea that I wouldn't love this movie. I kinda knew all of the hype surrounding Jamie Foxx (who, by the way, sports the name of what sounds like a porn
When I first saw the promos for this movie, I nearly burst with joy. Wes Anderson and Bill Murray together again? It was like a deadpan dream come true. Anderson must
New Jersey takes a lot of flak. Sure its citizens drive like shit and portions of it stink of the same, but it certainly has its positive qualities as well. Honestly
So Katie Holmes might have been on my imaginary "if I were to stray for a Hollywood starlette" list. That was before she fell for Mr. You Don't Know the History of Psychiatry
The new cool thing in Hollywood is to claim your film is ''unHollywood.'' In most cases it's like George W. claiming to be a Washington outsider, or a band on Warner
I'm a little torn about this movie. I've spent many wasted hours writing reviews railing against technology and fake-ass CGI scenery. I think I may have even praised
Sometimes I'm actually willing to give a movie a break. Sometimes there's that certain something that strikes a nerve in me that makes me ignore plot holes, bad dialogue
We love to see the geeks win. That's why we have Revenge of the Nerds and Weird Science and Loverboy (or whatever). The problem is that this shit never happens in real
I can't even tell you how many movies have been ruined for me by that insidious devil, hype. That and seeing way too many clips and getting around to films way too late
Let's not pretend this is going to be The Godfather. Shit, let's not pretend this thing is gonna be Dude Where's My Car (even though they share the same director). Never
Charlie Kaufman is the most creative screenwriter around. He's like Philip K. Dick without the drug addiction and odd juvenile streak. Granted, Dick was a book author
It seems all you have to do to make money in Hollywood today is hook up with Pixar, hire a few actors and make a cartoon that adults can tolerate. The Incredibles had a
Oh, Jesus. The second you see John Turturro in that Amish getup, you know this movie is gonna suck. Plus, we know Stephen King struck gold with Misery, but did anyone
This movie was a waste of time for everyone involved. It was like an ode to mediocrity and conventionalism. If there was a screenwriting program (which I believe there
In the wake of the crushing defeat that was the 2004 presidential election, I can't help but think that all the hype over this movie was just a bunch of overblown piling
