Awards

Oscar Breakdown: Best Original and Adapted Screenplays

It’s Academy Awards time again, and even though we all know the awards are basically an irrelevant exercise in mutual… Read More

Academy Awards: Proud or Prejudiced

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator… Read More

• Reviews

Review: The Secret of Kells

Understanding the struggle of youth is a difficult one - especially for filmmakers, who are mostly adults and, as such,… Read More

• Features and Columns

Culture Warrior: Please, Don’t Call ‘The Hurt Locker’ an Arthouse Film

Try as I might, I can’t quite get over the fact that The Hurt Locker only made $12.6 million in… Read More

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• Reviews

Sundance Review: A Prophet

Let’s make one thing clear: A Prophet, which earned significant acclaim at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival (where it won… Read More

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• Movies

Culture Warrior: Was 2009 a Banner Year in Animation?

There’s been a bunch of hubbub about 2009 turning out to be a disappointing year in cinema. And, when comparing… Read More

• Movies

‘Social Network’ Will Poke Us in October

At some point, you’ll be able to place a reminder on your gcalendar, set an alarm on your iPhone, and… Read More

• Movies

New ‘Invictus’ Poster is Genius

As you may well know, I love falafel sandwiches. I also love movie marketing (to a slightly lesser degree), and… Read More

• Movies

Exclusive: Anthony Mackie Talks ‘Hurt Locker,’ the Oscars and Upcoming Projects

If there’s one thing I hate about reading, writing, and conducting interviews, it’s when the subject gives canned responses that… Read More