Valkyrie: Just ignore the angry little one-eyed guy

Valkyrie: Just ignore the angry little one-eyed guy

I enjoyed this film. I know! I'm just as surprised as you are. Tom Cruise, wearing an eyepatch, speaks German, and I still like this movie. Director Bryan Singer is the reason, of course. ...

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Milk: Moving backwards & forwards

Milk: Moving backwards & forwards

I'm still convinced that biopics win Oscars a little too blindly because people tend to confuse not only good acting with a good impression but, even more inaccurately, they mistake an important life ...

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Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

There's a certain kind of movie that pulls you in with a tractor beam and rivets your corneas so that you relish every detail and miss it once it's over with the sort of ache you reserve for a recentl...

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Australia: It won’t kill you

Australia: It won’t kill you

I have mixed feelings about Baz Luhrmann, the director of this Thanksgiving's big epic monster, Australia....

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Quantum of Solace: Bond’s Revenge!

Quantum of Solace: Bond’s Revenge!

Daniel Craig striding out of the water in those blue swim trunks in Casino Royale is this generation's Marilyn Monroe over the subway vent. That is to say, "something" about Casino Royale elevated tha...

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Rachel Getting Married: Wah Wah

Rachel Getting Married: Wah Wah

As I write this, I don't "know" who the next president will be. I'm trying really hard to not think about the bottle of champagne I have in the fridge and instead force myself to think about friggin' ...

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W:….Is a real dude, turns out!

W:….Is a real dude, turns out!

Here are three things you should know about Oliver Stone's new film W before you go (and you should go) see it. 1. W is not a comedy! I sort of assumed this from the ads, but luckily someone warned m...

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Ghost Town: Why not?

Ghost Town: Why not?

Guys! I am so behind. I keep writing for other places and forgetting to post here because, well, it's October and things are happening. I found myself in New York (for those of you who have a map on ...

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Transsiberian: Trip of a lifetime!

Transsiberian: Trip of a lifetime!

Ladies and gentlemen, Transsiberian finally made its way transamerica (whoa, another movie) to Richmond, VA amid accolades and fanfare and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of like 5000. And I could not be mo...

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Tell No One: Begone, cynics!

Tell No One: Begone, cynics!

So I think I have a real problem with expressing emotion. If my mother is reading this right now she is spitting out her warm spiced milk, or whatever moms drink, and smacking her head in disbelief t...

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