Let’s be honest, we all have a little bit of a crush on Robert Downey Jr. Sure, he ventures into the man-child territory from time to time and sure, he’s been contracted to one character for far too long, but…
Top 10 Moments of Marvel’s Phase One
If you haven’t already heard, this week was the release of Marvel’s Phase One Box Set, which included Blu-Ray versions of all of the films, deleted scenes and footage never seen before. It’s been long awaited, and if you must…
Allyson’s Movie Review: Welcome to the Punch (2013)
In a London that’s sleek, doused in grays and hues of blue and encompassed by streets that are perpetually empty, Max Lewinsky, a police officer with a hot headed temperament, chases after criminal Jacob Sternwood in one of the most…
The Drought is Almost Over: Movies To Be Excited For
January through March is typically a dull period for movie goers. Festivals have an embargo on the indie darlings and the big blockbuster madness doesn’t usually start until May. So, sadly, theater visits are slow unless desperation hits (come on…
Top 10 Romances on Film for Valentine’s Day
Well, the top ten mildly unconventional. I’m not what you’d call a romantic, typically bordering the lines of cynical rather than warm-hearted. I wasn’t swept off my feet by Jack Dawson in Titanic, and I didn’t cry at the end…
Movie Pick of the Week: The Visitor (2007)
Movies Watched This Week: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939), Howl (2010), Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (2001), Pirate Radio: The Boat that Rocked (2009), The Visitor (2007), A Late Quartet (2012). January has been the month of…
The Film Canon: The Graduate (1967)
WARNING: YES, THERE ARE SPOILERS. What is it about the disenchanted youth that plays so fascinatingly well on film? Whether it be Brick, Less Than Zero, My Own Private Idaho or Harold and Maude there is something, some key element,…