In the end, the action is insulting not because it’s merely uninspired, but because it’s inherently lazy.
If nothing else, There Will Be Blood has been a boon to the T-shirt industry.
I am a research scientist, a walk of life whose cinematic counterparts are relegated to a few stale options.
I can’t think of any filmmaker who so adeptly and obsessively focuses our attention to precisely what’s on screen.
Whatever Works is an infinitely savvier movie than it’s receiving credit for in the mainstream press.
Released 20 years ago this month, Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing was one of the most controversial films of its time.
Varda turns the camera on herself and her own life, even though she convincingly posits that she’s much more interested in other people.
The lack of stretching is deliberate.
Was this real? Did I dream it?
Up has been driving me nuts.
Writing about the fourth Doctor Who Christmas Special is, admittedly, about as much fun as sitting down to eat a bowl of shredded wheat.
Writer-director Wai Ka-fai’s collaborations with Johnnie To stand out from To’s filmography.
I’m sick of this notion that movie critics don’t like to have fun.
One thing that Michelle Pfeiffer can’t be blamed for are the sins that the camera and the make-up artist perpetrate.
We are approaching the middle of our shooting schedule, and finally making some headway.
The rodeo provides a welcome relief to the monotony of life behind bars.
The shortcomings of the material appear quite clearly, the haze of nostalgia notwithstanding.
This is where I came from. And I’m happy about that.
In 1984 it seemed as if this movie didn’t succeed with anyone except me.
Macchio’s chemistry with Shue is as palpable as it is with Morita, though needless to say it plays in a different rhythm and key.