'submarine' review

Submarine is a slight, charming film about a Max Fischer-esque teen trying to find his way. Most critics seem to love it more than I do. My ...

drive-by truckers - goddamn lonely love

Happy Memorial Day weekend, folks. Be safe out there. And may you never feel that goddamn lonely love.

'The Tree of Life' review

The Tree of Life is boldly ambitious, stunning conceived, and occasionally transporting. Unfortunately, it's also probably Terrence Mal...

'tuesday, after christmas' review

At this point, just about any movie from Romania interests me. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu ... 4 M onths, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ... Police, Ad...

'kung fu panda 2' review

The first Kung Fu Panda was a real charmer. After years of "hip" (read: lame) DreamWorks animated films, Kung Fu Panda actually ha...

sebadoh - not too amused

Finally, someone got the bright idea of marrying Sebadoh's wonderfully angst-ridden lo-fi rock to an old Popeye cartoon....

'midnight in paris' review

Midnight in Paris is a real charmer. It's modest and likeable and funny. Is that enough? It is for me: I reviewed the film for Yahoo .

thoughts on terrence malick

On Monday, Terrence Malick's new film, The Tree of Life , premieres at Cannes. I took the opportunity to reflect back on the director...

vampire weekend - giving up the gun

Yes, you've probably already seen this video. But is it not amusing? And, really, "Giving Up the Gun" is something of a time-c...

'pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides' review

The initial reviews suggest I'm all by lonesome in thinking that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides stinks. Folks, I think it ...

'dylan dog: dead of night' review

I always thought Brandon Routh got a raw deal with Superman Returns . He played the part perfectly as a loving, dead-on homage to Christophe...

elvis costello and burt bacharach - this house is empty now

Remember when it seemed like Elvis Costello was making every other album with some sort of high-profile collaborator? 1998's Painted Fro...

'something borrowed' review

Oh, Something Borrowed , there's a kernel of a good idea embedded within your movie: Why couldn't you find it? And, seriously, Kate ...

'thor' review

My review of Thor in five words: "Sue me, I liked it." My review of Thor in 860 words you can see over at Yahoo .