Movies
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6 Filmmaking Tips From George Lucas
By at least two metrics, George Lucas is the most successful independent filmmaker of all time. He’s made other films, sure, but it was Star…
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Review: ‘The Details’ Could Have Used a Lot More Devil In It
Hollywood does not look favorably upon suburbia. It’s understandable of course, what with all the illusory perfection and white picket fences, but from Little Children…
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Review: ‘Citadel’ Turns the Fear of Fatherhood Into a Tangible Nightmare
Editor’s note: another SXSW feature is hitting limited release, so please enjoy this Citadel review, originally published on March 19, 2012. Tommy and Joanne are a…
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Disc Spotlight: ‘Bond 50 — Celebrating Five Decades of Bond 007’ (Part Two of Two, 1983–2012)
We continue our look at one of 2012’s biggest and most anticipated Blu-ray sets… Bond 50. The set celebrates fifty years of Bond with special feature-filled…
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Review: ‘Skyfall’ is a Slick and Dour Mix of Big Action and Homage But Forgets to Add Some Smarts
Skyfall feels, in many ways, like the last film in Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond. It’s only his third go round as the British…
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Review: Get Confined to ’28 Hotel Rooms’ in Matt Ross’ Intoxicating Affair
Editor’s note: One of Allison’s favorites from this year’s Sundance hits theaters this week, so please get hot and heavy with her original review, first…
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23 Things We Learned From the ‘Road to Perdition’ Commentary
We sat down to listen to Sam Mendes’ commentary track for the 2002 drama Road to Perdition. Here’s what we learned.
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Disc Spotlight: John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ Deserves to Occupy a Spot on Your Blu-ray Shelf
John Carpenter burst onto the genre scene in 1978 with Halloween, but the bulk of his great films came in the 1980s with classics like…
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Roger Deakins Makes Bond Cool Again With ‘Skyfall’
Skyfall returns to the Connery days of the James Bond franchise, where nearly every frame would drip with coolness. Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale was a…
