Is it merely a coincidence that the greatest cinematic work of art to appear in America in 2005 would be shown in the very back of only one theater in the entire city? Or that a large percentage of the audience spent the entire film either sighing, sleeping or just walking out? It's as if audiences ...
The world of a child is certain and absolute, and children's literature and movies reflect this in their use of recurring didactic motifs such as dark forests, evil villains dressed in black and damsels in distress. Because young children do not yet possess the perceptive sensibilities to recognize ...
Going to the movies can be compared to serial dating: there's no long-term commitment (normally two hours max), we can repeatedly experience that initial excitement, and there are always new fish in the sea every single Friday. But as we serial dating women and men know, a lot of those fish contain ...
George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" is like a beautifully and meticulously wrapped present that looks so promising on the outside yet could still wind up having a pair of socks inside. Indeed, this film is the most attractive of the year with its gorgeous black and white cinematography and ...
After three months of lackluster and expensive summer blockbusters, it's now fall, and audiences must gear up for something even worse: Hollywood horror films. But if movies filled with blood-spattered corpses and violent string sections on the soundtrack fail to rouse you even one bit, you're not alone; ...
