Back Stage: 'The Twilight Saga' Comes to an End

For this week's Screen Grab, you can read my thoughts on Anna Karenina , Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God and Silver Linin...

'Shut Up and Play the Hits' Comes to DVD

Shut Up and Play the Hits chronicles LCD Soundsystem's final concert, but more than that, it dives into the mindset of front man James ...

Back Stage: Oh, That 'Paperboy'

This week's Screen Grab is live at Back Stage , but right now I'd like to take a moment to single out The Paperboy , a movie that go...

'9.79*' and the Return of ESPN's "30 for 30" Series

"dying to find out sports fans are so full of themselves that they call those 60-minute ESPN 'Behind The Music'-but-sports thin...

Back Stage: Thrown for a 'Looper'

I'm less a fan of Pitch Perfect than some people are, so my pick of the weekend is Looper . Both films are part of the latest installme...

You Should See 'How to Survive a Plague'

How to Survive a Plague , a documentary about ACT UP's battle in the late '80s and early '90s to raise awareness for AIDS resear...

Toronto 2012: 'How to Make Money Selling Drugs' Review

After The House I Live In , which comes out in the fall and dissects the failures of the War on Drugs, do you need any more documentaries on...

Back Stage: 'Premium Rush' Is Just OK

Not a lot opening this weekend, but what is out there isn't all that impressive. Yes, you should see Sleepwalk With Me , but what else? ...

Back Stage: The Best Movie Weekend of the Year?

Now that I have your attention with my needlessly hyperbolic headline, I do think there are plenty of worthwhile film options available to y...

Back Stage: Celeste and Jesse and Mosquita y Mari Forever

This week's Screen Grab column is headed by two very unusual love stories. One is Celeste and Jesse Forever , which stars Rashida Jones ...

Back Stage: Gimme Some 'Sugar'

It's a good weekend at the art house. Killer Joe , Searching for Sugar Man , Ruby Sparks and Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry are all worth chec...

Back Stage: The New Movies That Aren't 'Dark Knight Rises'

You may notice that this week's Screen Grab column is a little light. It wasn't because I was slacking: Other than The Dark Knight R...

Back Stage: Tour the 'Alps'

There's only one wide release this weekend, Ice Age: Continental Drift . It's not so good -- the Simpsons short before it ain't...

Back Stage: 'The Do-Deca-Pentathlon' Sure Is Fun

It's not a great weekend for movie options. Savages is OK, The Amazing Spider-Man is OK, and The Magic of Belle Isle is positively dre...

All Hail Neil Young

This weekend, Neil Young Journeys opens. It's the third and final film in director Jonathan Demme's trilogy of concert films about t...

Back Stage: Yeah, 'Brave' Stinks

Hate to go all negative on you for your Friday, but I had huge problems with Brave . In fact, I really do think it's Pixar's worst f...

Back Stage: Marina Abramovic, Mark Duplass and Ethan Hawke Await You

Writing projects delayed me, so I'm only now mentioning this week's Screen Grab column for Back Stage . That's unfortunate since...

'Under African Skies' Review

As a huge fan of Graceland , I was curious about Under African Skies , a documentary about the 1986 album's making. Still, there's a...

'charlotte rampling: the look' review

I've always liked Charlotte Rampling as an actress, but I gained a new appreciation for her after watching Charlotte Rampling: The Look ...

'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 ,...