'the interrupters' review

If you asked me to name the best movie of the last 20 years, I'd probably go with Hoop Dreams , the documentary by director Steve James ...

'cowboys & aliens' review

Cowboys & Aliens has such a fun hook -- it's right there in the title -- that it's a shame the movie isn't more fun than it...

'the guard' review

The Guard is the feature debut of writer-director John Michael McDonagh, who has concocted a minor charmer that's a comedy, a thriller, ...

'the future' review

Miranda July's new film, The Future , is a nice improvement on her debut, the overly cutesy Me and You and Everyone We Know , which ever...

'life in a day' review

Life in a Day has a clever, gimmicky concept: Director Kevin Macdonald asked people around the world to film their lives on July 24, 2010. T...

talking heads - this must be the place (naive melody)

A couple incidents conspired to make this my Friday Video this week. First, I caught (for the first time) Stop Making Sense on the big scree...

'captain america: the first avenger' review

Captain America is a defiantly square, old-fashioned action movie. Others have compared it to Raiders of the Lost Ark , but I see it as anot...