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Since the announcement of the 2013 Oscar nominations this morning, Steven Spielberg (Lincoln), Harvey Weinstein (Silver Linings Playbook), and [...]
January 10, 2013
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There are so many documentaries of such high caliber being made these days — and so many of them so similarly — I can’t help [...]
January 2, 2013
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Last year was another boom year for the documentary genre, both creatively and financially. In fact, three of 2012′s films – 2016: [...]
January 2, 2013
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2012 was my first year as a working film critic. I watched more movies than I would have thought possible and thought about them more than I ever [...]
December 31, 2012
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There’s a wonderful scene in Ed Wood, my nomination for Tim Burton’s best film, when Wood, the worst director of all time, runs into [...]
May 10, 2012
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After reading many mixed-to-negative reviews, I was going to wait to see The Five-Year Engagement on DVD. I’m glad I didn’t. Funny, [...]
May 7, 2012
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The Internet claims that Dark Shadows was the first supernatural soap opera.
May 3, 2012
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Wuthering Heights will be released in the US later this year. This review is based on a screening at the Independent Film Festival Boston [...]
April 30, 2012
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I have no intention of seeing Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the new documentary about world-famous sushi chef Jiro Ono, but I suspect I’ll be [...]
April 20, 2012
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Have you seen the wholly unnecessary yet totally necessary movie event that is Titanic 3D? Were you so eager to re-experience The Biggest Movie [...]
April 16, 2012