Reviews

  • Aronofsky Leaves it All On the Mat with The Wrestler

    You’ve already heard that Mickey Rourke and The Wrestler are phenomenal. Here are a few more reasons why you should see it for yourself.

  • Review: Yes Man

    Jim Carrey goes back to the well with a Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar-esque performance in Yes Man, a comedy about saying yes to life — or at least, saying yes because Terrence Stamp says so.

  • Foreign Objects: Karaoke Terror

    Imagine Steven Spielberg’s Munich, only replace the Jews with women in their thirties and the Arabs with teenage slackers. Oh, and they all like to sing and dance. Welcome to the world of Karaoke Terror.

  • TV Review: Dexter Season 3 Finale – Do You Take Dexter Morgan?

    With Miguel out of the picture, Dexter’s focus shifts to calming his emotionally unstable brother, Ramon. Upon easing Ramon’s concerns, Dexter can finally breathe again. All that stands before him now is his wedding with Rita… until he’s met with yet another deadly surprise.

  • Review: Slumdog Millionaire

    Directed by a Brit (Danny Boyle), based on a book by a former Indian diplomat and delivered with generous helpings of Bollywood flash and old-fashioned Hollywood-style romantic melodrama, Slumdog Millionaire is one of this year’s movies that will make you believe in the hype, among other things.

  • Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

    Director Scott Derrickson’s remake of the 1951 science fiction classic, the latest in the long line of shiny, CG-heavy remakes, might be attractive at first, but in the end it reveals itself to be less than worthy of its name.

  • Foreign Objects: JCVD

    Foreign Objects travels the world of international cinema each week to look for films worth visiting. So renew your passport, get your shots, and brush up on the local age of legal consent, this week we’re heading to… France!

  • Review: Gran Torino

    Clint Eastwood goes for the ever-elusive acting Oscar with a scowl-a-thon performance as one of 2008’s most overtly racist characters.

  • Multiple Choice Review: Milk

    In the wake of California’s Proposition 8, a film like Milk is both socially relevant and an eerie reminder of how this nation hasn’t really progressed in the past 30 years.