Film: The Wrestler
After suffering through The Fountain, I wasn’t all that excited about Darren Aronofsky’s follow-up, but […]
Film: Nothing But the Truth
It’s tempting to call Nothing But the Truth (2008) an ironically titled film. I mean,
Film: The Visitor
The Visitor (2007) lured me on the pedigree of its director Tom McCarthy, whose previous
Film: The International
I was hoping to see The International (2009) in the theater, basically for two reasons;
Film: The Edge of Love
One benefit of seatback entertainment-on-demand on a long flight: with all that time to kill,
TV: MI-5 (Season 6)
For the unindoctrinated, MI-5 (Spooks, in the UK) is a BBC spy series involving the domestic branch
Film: Synecdoche, New York
I caught up with Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York (2008) over the weekend. It’s one
Film: Breach
Sometimes the source material for films about historical figures can handcuff them dramatically — truth
Final Thoughts on Battlestar Galactica
One of the best SF shows of all time shits the bed in its final moments
TV: Band of Brothers
An epic World War II miniseries that holds up brilliantly over multiple viewings
Film: Slumdog Millionaire
A rewarding film about desperate people struggling to transcend their bleak circumstances