Monthly Archives: January 2013

The saga of the “West Memphis Three” reaches a thrilling if somewhat anticlimactic conclusion in “West of Memphis,” a documentary financed by Peter “Lord of the Rings” Jackson and directed by Amy Berg. Berg, who directed the damning Catholic priests … Continue reading →

The Spanish equivalent of the Oscars, the Goyas, nodded “The Impossible” way 14 times today. And an actual Spanish language drama from Spain, “Blancanieves,” scored 18. Not the film selected for their “best foreign language” Oscar contender, but one the … Continue reading →

“Comic Con: Episode IV, a Fan’s Hope” is Morgan “Super Size Me” Spurlock’s affectionate visit to San Diego’s annual super-sized comic book, and sci-fi and fantasy movie, TV and game gathering of the nerd tribes. It’s a gentle, almost nostalgic … Continue reading →

In the decade-plus since filmmaker James Cameron created Hollywood’s favorite punchline, the world has truly been the man’s oyster. He’s taken cameras underwater to film shipwrecks, and plunged even deeper in his own submersible into Challenger Deep, the deepest spot … Continue reading →

Sure, it’s Oscar season. But the Oscars are the ghosts of Movies Past – last year’s movies, yesterday’s news. It’s 2013. What do THIS year’s movies hold in store for us? We’ve got remakes of “Evil Dead,” “Old Boy” and … Continue reading →

The second coolest thing about the Wolverine of the X-Men movies — after Hugh Jackman‘s epic sideburns — was his mystery. So naturally that’s what Marvel set out to delete with its first X-Men sequel. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, may be … Continue reading →

You title your movie “Hobo With a Shotgun,” you build in certain expectations. It’s going to be violent. VERY violent. It’s going to be out there. It’s going to be camp, like “Snakes on a Plane.” That seems to have … Continue reading →

“X-Men: First Class” is an homage to the James Bond movies from the ’60s — you know, back when Bond was fun.

A faith-based cartoon aimed at the very youngest Sunday School students, “The Lion of Judah” is the story of Easter as witnessed by farm animals. The most startling thing about it is that having an animated cow, horse, donkey, chicken, … Continue reading →

Souffle-light and long on charm, “Midnight in Paris” may not be as laugh-out-loud witty as the comedies of Woody Allen’s professional Belle Epoque. But it at least recaptures the warm glow so often missing from his last 20 uneven years … Continue reading →