Iraq in Fragments is the first camcorder movie with no excuses.
“Change the course” often means more of the same, only more of it.
On the mythology front, Galactica took a few tentative steps forward, mostly onboard the Cylon basestar.
Structurally and dramatically the two-parter occupies the same space as “The Empty Child” two-parter did last season.
The title sequence acts as a decompression chamber.
The retrospective’s Sunday screenings kick off with Rivette’s 1966 episode of Cinéastes, de notre temps, which profiles Jean Renoir.
Remarkably, Stromboli doesn’t advocate the rejection of caution for passion.
It might all be unwatchable if it weren’t for Will Ferrell.
It’s a cliché to be among the hordes who confess to being confounded by all the praise heaped on this movie.
Prison Break treats its many, many characters as chess pieces, nothing more, even as it tries to deepen and expand them to no avail.
Alright, the first column seems to have gone fairly well. An observation though: not enough conflict. We’re in agreement on far too much.
Even the aging players have a settled sense of place.
Ed Bradley, best known as a 60 Minutes contributor, was certainly cool by any standard.
Battlestar Galactica knows how to pose a moral dilemma, but Friday night’s episode did it less gracefully than usual.
The first of three essays written by House Next Door contributors for the Reverse Shot Brian De Palma symposium.
Roll up your sleeves and let’s do it.
“The Idiot’s Lantern” is the halfway point of the second season of Doctor Who, and as such there’s a transitional feel to the proceedings.
Once upon a time, Kate was a favorite character of mine.
The movie’s character development signposts and sociological observations are hamfisted from the get-go.
At age 63, McDowell is one of the few living links to a host of great British actors who are now gone.