'janie jones' review

I'm still trying to catch up after being gone for a few days, but I reviewed Janie Jones , the low-budget indie starring Abigail Breslin...

massive attack - protection

OK, not the full-length version off the album. But nonetheless, still a total killer.

'anonymous' review

Probably like you, I didn't have much faith in Roland Emmerich making a movie about the conspiracy theory that argues that William Shake...

'like crazy' review

This year's Sundance dramatic competition turned out to be a pretty strong one. Higher Ground , Take Shelter , Martha Marcy May Marlene ...

Coldplay - 'Mylo Xyloto' review

Apparently, any intelligent person worth his salt absolutely hates Coldplay. You wouldn't want to be caught dead liking these guys -- it...

'father of invention' review

Were you aware that Kevin Spacey has a movie out? Well, too late, it's already gone from theaters. Father of Invention is a comedy in wh...

uncle tupelo - new madrid

It's now been 18 years since the final Uncle Tupelo album, Anodyne , was released. Here's "New Madrid" off it. Yes, a Jeff...

'le havre' review

The latest from filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki, Le Havre , opens this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. I reviewed this gentle, likable fable f...

'being elmo' review

I can't be the only person who finds Elmo kinda annoying, right? But even if you are like me, you may still very much enjoy Being Elmo ,...

'oranges and sunshine' review

Oranges and Sunshine is based on the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker who exposed a horrible secret about child deportation...

'paranormal activity 3' review

Has a franchise other than Paranormal Activity ever gotten progressively better with each installment? (Maybe The Lord of the Rings .) Much ...

'The Catechism Cataclysm' review

The Catechism Cataclysm played as part of Sundance's Park City at Midnight section, but it's not nearly weird and/or offensive and/o...

'martha marcy may marlene' review

One of the big sensations at this year's Sundance, Martha Marcy May Marlene is pretty much as good as advertised. Even if Elizabeth Olse...

jane's addiciton - 'the great escape artist' review

Don't tell anyone, but I was never a big Jane's Addiction fan. (Too hippie-dippy mystical for me.) But, hey, I am a man with open ea...

'the rum diary' review

Johnny Depp's second adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson novel, The Rum Diary , is more effective than his first, Fear and Loathing in La...

bon iver - beth/rest

The final track off Bon Iver's new self-titled album is some sort of throwing down of the gauntlet. "You think I'm a sappy wimp...

'the big year' review

Marley & Me got me but good -- it's that rare tearjerker that's actually well-done -- but director David Frankel's new film,...

'footloose' review

There's cheesy-good and cheesy-bad, and then there's Footloose , which is cheesy-so-so. I reviewed the film for Yahoo , where I can ...

'trespass' review

In 2011, a movie starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Joel Schumacher shouldn't inspire much confidence in anyone. And, alas, Trespass ...

'fireflies in the garden' review

Did you know there's a movie coming out on Friday that stars Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds? Well, there is, and it's called Firefl...

tom petty - i'll feel a whole lot better

The Byrds originally recorded "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better," which you can hear here , but I've always been partial to To...

blink-182 - 'neighborhoods' review

Just catching up on this, but for About I reviewed Blink-182's big comeback/reunion album, Neighborhoods . I never loved them back in th...

'1911' review

Jackie Chan gets serious for 1911 , a war drama tied to the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution. As someone who doesn't pretend t...