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2011 in Review: The Worst Films
WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark The year brought us no shortage of haunted house movies, from the latest Paranormal Activity entry to Insidious. But the worst of the lot came from someone who should … Continue reading
2011 in Review: Box Office Report
Attendance was way down in 2011, and it’s not hard to see why. Between exorbitant ticket prices (the closest theater to me regularly charges $10.50 for an adult to see a non-3D film) and a glut of terrible choices (many … Continue reading
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2011 in Review: Special Awards – Film
• ONLY MOVIE I COULDN’T FINISH IT WAS SO BAD The Romantics This egregiously awful “romantic comedy” got an extremely limited release in 2010 before being dumped on DVD, and boy howdy is it a stinker. It’s Big Chill meets … Continue reading
2011 in Review: The Best Films
Much like this years albums, there were a lot of good movies to be seen, but very few brushes with greatness. And like that list – aside from my No. 1 – you could probably switch my top 10 and … Continue reading
The Weekender: A bunch of ‘Noise’
IN THEATERS: Contraband (R) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale Screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Wahlberg’s definitely playing to his strengths here. So why does this movie look so weak? The director starred in the original … Continue reading
Oscar Picks: 10 Jan 2012
BEST PICTURE The Artist The Descendants The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris The Tree of Life War Horse Falling off: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Rising star: Moneyball The skinny: Stephen Daldry’s sure thing … Continue reading
The Weekender: ‘Devil’s advocate
IN THEATERS: The Devil Inside (R) Starring Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth Written by William Brent Bell, Matthew Peterman Directed by William Brent Bell Well, that didn’t last long. We’re only one weekend into the New Year and we’ve … Continue reading
2011 in Review: More of the Best Music
TOP 5 MUSIC VIDEOS • The Lonely Island feat. Michael Bolton – “Jack Sparrow” Their best video yet. It’s slick, professional and fall-down funny. • M83 – “Midnight City” Remember the intro to the ’90s X-Men cartoon? This is like … Continue reading
The Weekender: Slim pickin’s again
No major releases again this week. Plenty of buzzworthy films already out there, however! IN THEATERS: Texas Theatre: Sleeping Beauty (NR) Sad, beautiful drama about a college student who becomes a prostitute whose clients prefer her asleep when their transactions … Continue reading
An adrenaline rush that never quits
Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (Paramount) Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (A) Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton Screenplay by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec Directed by Brad Bird In one of … Continue reading