Happy May, dear readers! Well it looks like 2013 may be shaping up to be a decent year in movies after all. All three of the films I reviewed this month are worthwhile, and one of them, Mud, will no doubt be on my ‘best of’ list come award season.Continue Reading
Hello dear readers. It is with a sigh of relief and that I can happily report that the good Professor Kaufmann and I have fully recovered from our March movie malaise. We’ve got an interesting array of offerings this month and an even more interesting array of offerings on theContinue Reading
As the good professor, Chip Kaufmann, and I sat down to discuss the March issue, it was clear we were both suffering from acute cases of early onset movie malaise. This seasonal disorder, which predominantly affects movie geeks, begins in late winter after award season nominations have been doled outContinue Reading
And the Oscar Goes to… The 85th Academy Awards takes place Sunday, February 24. In a move, more akin to the Golden Globes, Seth MacFarlane will serve as master of ceremonies. The creative force behind TV’s Family Guy and American Dad and one of the year’s raunchiest comedies, Ted, MacFarlaneContinue Reading
Last year, The Artist, The Descendants, Hugo and Midnight in Paris topped virtually everyone’s critical lists. For me, they topped my critical and personal top tens. This year was quite different, and ranking my critical top 10 films for the Southeast Film Critics Association ballots proved a bit of aContinue Reading
The holiday season is upon us. That means Hollywood will be rolling out some mainstream crowd pleasers and Oscar contenders. Whether it’s wholesome family fun, a CGI action-fest, or pretentious art house indie, there’s something for everyone at your local theatres. Here’s a sampling of what’s heading to the bigContinue Reading
The Monthly Reel by Michelle Keenan As we put this issue to bed the summer blockbuster season is nearing its end. This season has delivered some crowd pleasing blockbusters including The Avengers, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Rises, and more recently The Expendables. However, in a summer chockablock full of big budgetContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan We are in the dog days of summer and the peak of summer blockbuster season with the release of The Amazing Spiderman and The Dark Knight Rises. Chip has the take on Spidey and the Caped Crusader. Chip, who rarely (if ever) bestows a film with aContinue Reading
With The Avengers, Men In Black 3 and other big budget CGI fests already mopping up the cinemuck at the cineplexes, the summer block buster season is upon us. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the big titles coming soon to a theatre near you. June 1 – SnowContinue Reading
