Culture Warrior: Comedy Stardom and the Problems of ‘The Office’
Episodes and seasons and weeks after its inspiration and its humor have peaked, I still continue to watch new episodes… Read More
May 24, 2011
Features and Columns
Blood, Sweat and Latex: Home Schooling
by Shannon SheaFor those of you who are new to the column, I’m revisiting formative events that have contributed to what… Read More
May 23, 2011
Old Ass Movies: ‘The Best Years Of Our Lives’ Comes Marching Home Again
Your weekly fix of great movies made before you were born that you should check out before you die.Every February, I… Read More
May 19, 2011
Culture Warrior: 6 Movies That Were Booed at Cannes
Yesterday the Twittersphere (a place where topics are only discussed in rational proportions) was abuzz with the news that Terrence… Read More
May 17, 2011
Blood, Sweat, and Latex: Discovering ‘Star Wars’ in The Age of Enlightenment
by Shannon SheaFor those of you new to the column, I am recalling pivotal events in my life that contributed to… Read More
May 16, 2011
Disc Spotlight: Fantastic Factory Presents
No matter what else Brian Yuzna has done or will do in his career, he’ll forever hold a spot in… Read More
May 16, 2011
Talking Heads: The Summer Movie Forecast
Every week, Landon Palmer and Cole Abaius log on to their favorite chat client of 1996 as DogEatsHeart and 5Obstructions5… Read More
May 13, 2011
Criterion Files #36: Desperation Ignites Cautious Calamity in ‘The Wages of Fear’
“Think they pay you to drive? They pay you to be terrified.”It’s the line that inspires the title. Four men… Read More
May 11, 2011
Culture Warrior: Speculating Bin Laden’s Cinematic Legacy
There will inevitably be a movie about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden - this much is certain. Recent… Read More
May 10, 2011
Blood, Sweat and Latex: An Ode to Super 8mm Film
by Shannon SheaFor those of you new to the column: I’m retracing my personal history, recalling formative events in my life… Read More
May 9, 2011