2012 in Review: The Year's Best Movie Moments

For IFC Fix, I decided to put together a list of every great moment from a 2012 film I could recall. As a result, the final product may see...

2012 in Review: The Small Gems You May Have Missed

2012 simply had too many great movies. (My Top 10 ballot had to be narrowed down from a pretty excellent list of 13 contenders.) For IFC Fix...

Brad Pitt and 'Killing Them Softly'

As you probably heard, Killing Them Softly  tanked over the weekend. That's too bad -- it's a great movie , and Brad Pitt is darn go...

Happy Thanksgiving: Some Thoughts on 'Hannah and Her Sisters'

Just about every year right after Thanksgiving passes, I'll think, "You know, I should have watched Hannah and Her Sisters ." ...

Oscar Season > Election Season

The headline to this post is pathetically simplistic, I realize, but for IFC Fix I thought about the ways in which Oscar campaigns are pref...

Falling in Love With '28 Hotel Rooms'

Months after attending this year's Sundance, it occurs to me that my two favorite films at the festival had something in common -- and ...

On Being a Horror Wuss

Because it's Halloween, I decided for this week's IFC Fix column to own up to the fact that horror movies used to freak me out as a...

'Take This Waltz' Comes to DVD

I saw Take This Waltz at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011 and was impressed by its unpredictable, deeply affecting tone. Tomorrow, writer-...

What Am I Going to Do With You, Kevin James?

For years, I've been convinced that Kevin James could be a movie star: He's got a light touch and a sweetness that's rare. Unfor...

'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 ...

'Wuthering Heights' and Andrea Arnold

Director Andrea Arnold has made three films, each of them distinctive and resonant. Her latest, an adaptation of Wuthering Heights , impress...

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...

In Praise of Joaquin Phoenix

I loved The Master and in particular was impressed with Joaquin Phoenix. This is the best work of his career, which is saying something. Fo...

Why Oscar Season Is Great (Despite All the Evidence to the Contrary)

Because of the glut of websites and industries that have cropped up around the Academy Awards, it's natural to feel pretty cynical about...

C'mon, 'Battleship' Is Fun

At least that's the argument I make over at IFC Fix . The film hits DVD tomorrow, and I think it deserves a second chance. It's funn...

A Look Back at 'The Expendables'

When The Expendables came out in August 2010, box office watchers didn't have huge expectations for the Sylvester Stallone vehicle. (Fo...

In Praise of the Jason Bourne Trilogy

As you no doubt know, The Bourne Legacy opens Friday. So what better time to salute the original trilogy, which starred an Oscar-winning sc...

The Renaissance of Colin Farrell

For the last few years, Colin Farrell has been on something of a roll. Cassandra's Dream , In Bruges , Crazy Heart .... he's deliver...

On the Nasty, Great 'Killer Joe'

Killer Joe will probably corrupt your soul, but it sure is fun -- and Matthew McConaughey is quite good in it. The movie absolutely deserve...

Giving 'The Three Stooges' Another Chance

The Three Stooges arrives on DVD tomorrow. I was very pleased with the movie when it came out in April and then not very happy when it fai...