Movies
CategoryThings You Wonder While Watching “Annabelle: Creation”
How does a chair elevator built in the 1940s know whether or not you have the seatbelt fastened?
Does the Vatican know about this nun h..
Ten Top Movies of 2016
I’m not going to call these the “top ten movies of 2016,” because that would imply they’re actually the year’s ten best movies, and I’ve m..
“Rogue One”: Talking Points
This is a good movie.
While most critics have been very enthusiastic (Rogue One is 85% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), prominent critics at ..
“Rogue One” Can’t Avoid Being Political
It’s a telling comment on our unsettling political moment that Bob Iger, the head of Disney, has felt compelled to clarify that “there are..
Kelly Reichardt Talks About “Certain Women” and What It Means To Be an “Independent” Filmmaker in 2016
Kelly Reichardt has made a name for herself in a way that would be the envy of any filmmaker or aspiring artist: through hard work and the..
Names for Future Bourne Movies
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Legacy
Jason Bourne
Bourne
Bourner
Jason
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The Star Wars Have Been Won
Today is Star Wars Day. I was reminded of that yesterday, when I saw several people posting grumpy requests not to tell them “May the Four..
More Inventive Names for the “Avatar” Sequels
also can we PLEASE come up with more inventive names for the Avatar sequels, at least??????? come on, Now You See Me Avatar
— LW (@lindseyw..
How much Star Wars is too much?
I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan you’ve ever met, but I’m probably in the top five percent. I’ve seen all the movies a bunch of times, I ..
Is Werner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man” the best movie of the last decade?
I have no reason to write about Werner Herzog’s 2005 documentary Grizzly Man. I happen to have just seen it for the third time, but that’s..
Why I won’t see “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
I’m a pretty big Lord of the Rings fan. I’ve read the trilogy maybe four times and The Hobbit and Silmarillion twice. I’ve spent something..
Why “The Shining” is the best psychological horror film ever
My girlfriend has a test she applies to new movies: will watching this be something she’ll enjoy more than watching The Shining again? Oft..