"Prometheus" - The return of smart sci-fi
The storytelling approach here was very cerebral, which instantly makes "Prometheus" a candidate for the best science fiction film seen in several years.
Good summer movies: Moonrise, Marigold, Bernie, Hysteria
Moviegoers can take their pick of several good light-hearted films as the summer season begins. Each of these four has something to say and says it well.
“Cabin in the Woods” is full of surprises
The Cabin in the Woods takes the overdone slasher flick formula, tears it down, and builds it back up.
Cameron went to the bottom of the ocean. So what?
James Cameron made a historic solo dive in his Deepsea Challenger to the Mariana Trench.
“A Separation”: revelatory film about life in contemporary Iran
The movie deserves its Oscar buzz as best foreign film. As with any good artistic experience, moviegoers are transformed as they watch.
African American history through music
The film is a look back at the "Black Power" movement in the years referenced in the title.
Go see "Hugo," "Descendants," skip "Melancholia"
"Hugo" and "The Decendants" get two thumbs up. "Melancholia" on the other hand gets two thumbs down.
Six incredibly bad films inspired by the Cold War
For some filmmakers, the Cold War became a convenient excuse for moronic plotlines, insufferable jingoism, and unapologetically reactionary politics.
"J. Edgar": masterpiece film about master manipulator
Does Clint Eastwood reveal the ugly truth and dark past about the life of America's most notorious secret policeman in his newest film "J. Edgar?"
In Time: One man's immortality is another man's death
Time is money. In Time seems to take that quite literally. In what is a brilliant metaphor for modern day class segregation, the poor die young and the rich live forever. And a man named Will Salas sets out to do something about it.
