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Scott Malchus
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At 44 minutes, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III is infinitely shorter than Star Wars Episodes I, II and III and it’s also infinitely better than George Lucas’ very flawed movies.
David Allen Jones
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Fewer people are asking that question these days thanks to the 2006 documentary which, against all odds, John Scheinfeld spent several years assembling and which seemed to take even longer…
Bob Cashill
1 Min Read
The Oscar-winning director of “Man on Wire” returns with a documentary that’s in no way monkey business.
Dave Lifton
1 Min Read
A new documentary chronicles the career of the legendary 80s punk-pop band, The Replacements.
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
Bradley Cooper is a star in the new sci-fi thriller Limitless.
Jon Cummings
2 Min Read
John Lennon’s traumatic teens, and the birth of the Beatles, get the little-British-art-film treatment. But can it work both as cinema and as Beatleography?
Scott Malchus
4 Min Read
In the United States, Ian Dury is a relatively obscure musical artist best known for his punk rock anthem, ”Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll,” released in the late…
Scott Malchus
2 Min Read
In the not too distant future, the earth is overpopulated and running out of oil. In Europe the underground train systems have been connected into one gigantic subway and run…
Scott Malchus
2 Min Read
Only in indie cinema will you find a comedy about a burly, hairy English Muslim who explores his faith and personal identity after discovering that he’s actually a Jew. I…
Scott Malchus
2 Min Read
Duncan has decided to end it all. Distraught and heartbroken, he sits down and writes a suicide note to his last five girlfriends hoping to make a point: Love doesn’t…
Taylor Long
1 Min Read
Horror movies, perhaps more than any other genre, have become ripe for redundancy. Blood-thirsty psychopath here, deadly virus outbreak there — you know the drill. This problem seems responsible for…
Ken Shane
3 Min Read
Bill Withers released his last album in 1985. After a relatively brief but hit-filled career, he walked away. Frustrated by the efforts of the so-called “blaxperts” at Columbia Records to…
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
The highly anticipated film District 9 is opening today, all set to make a killing at the box office (and it certainly deserves the reward. It’s a well-crafted film, both…
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
Quentin Tarantino’s latest arrives in theaters today, and Lance Berry has been dying to tell you all about it.
Bob Cashill
1 Min Read
Thanksgiving: For some, that time of the year to reconnect with friends and family, to eat plenty of turkey and trimmings, and figure out what to gift Aunt Ida with…
Bob Cashill
1 Min Read
At long last, Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theaters this weekend. Did Bob Cashill have a wild rumpus at his screening, or did he send Jonze to bed without supper?
Arend Anton
1 Min Read
It’s very rare for a high-concept comedy to work on a consistent level. Often, the movie is only funny in concept and only contains enough successful jokes to string together…
Bob Cashill
1 Min Read
Nick Hornby’s been a busy man lately — not only does he have a new book out, but he penned the screenplay for this coming-of-age drama, which is already earning Oscar buzz for star Carey Mulligan.
Dave Lifton
1 Min Read
As the financial divide between fan and athlete grows with each year, our superstitions are becoming all that we have to identify with our favorite teams. We rarely get to…
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
He’s tackled government ineptitude, gun control, and health care — and now, with his latest film, Michael Moore is back where he started: Attacking corporate greed.
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
To Hollywood’s credit, there’ve been a lot of female-focused thriller/horror films coming out lately. It’s almost as if production studios in La-La Land have suddenly realized there’s a feminine demographic…
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
Before we begin, a brief warning to all parents considering taking the wee ones to see Focus Features’ latest, 9. Be certain that whatever kids you’re taking are stout of…
Bob Cashill
1 Min Read
Summer’s over, and it’s got Bob Cashill in a reflective mood as he looks back on what worked — and what didn’t — at the cinema this blockbuster season.
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
The new “comedy” Post Grad has just opened, and unhhhh”¦ Sorry”¦almost dozed off there, a degenerative side effect from watching this movie. It seems almost impossible that with such notable…
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
Thirst, the new film by director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Moon is the Sun’s Dream), has two firsts going for it which set it apart in the vampire genre: It’s the…
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
Judd Apatow’s latest picture reaches theaters today, and Lance Berry has returned from the screening room with his review.
Bob Cashill
1 Min Read
Got your ticket stub, your popcorn, and your extra large soda? Meet Bob Cashill in the No Concessions lobby, where he’s waiting to tell you about the summer’s finest in indie fare.
Lance Berry
1 Min Read
I’ll admit, first and foremost, that I’ve been more a fan of the Harry Potter films than I have the books. While I admit the books are enjoyable (I’ve read…
Bob Cashill
1 Min Read
The Hurt Locker does the impossible: It single-handedly redeems the mostly misbegotten run of “sand” films, those war-on-terror features connected to Iraq and Afghanistan, a genre about as useless and…