As much as our society loves to mock celebrities, we love to forgive them even more. We'll pick on Lindsay Lohan for…
1. An old joke: "Why do women not like The Three Stooges? Because they're not funny." The appeal of The Three…
Sixteen years ago, I saw Scream for the first time. I loved it. Not only was it funny and smart, it felt like a…

American Reunion comes out today, and I'll confess to liking it a bit more than Grierson does. I agree that these…

Everybody loves a comeback. It's always gratifying to see an athlete or musician or actor rebound from a potentially…
When you think of the big franchises of the last 10-15 years, you've got your Lord of the Rings and The Matrix and Ha…
On April 10, 1998, my sister came to visit me in Los Angeles. That was her 18th birthday, and while she was…

1. Everyone looks so bored in Wrath of the Titans that I honestly felt bad for them. Sure, this sequel is an obvious…
Once upon a time, Harvey Weinstein, the unofficial king of independent film distribution, wanted to release a movie…

The Hunger Games finally comes out today, but already the movie's been analyzed from every angle: its potentially hug…

About three minutes into 4:44 Last Day on Earth, an extremely indulgent and stupid movie that opens tomorrow and…

Audiences crave what they're not allowed to see. When you're a kid, there's an undeniable thrill in sneaking into…
1. I feel I need to say this out front about The Hunger Games, since I'd never read the young adult book and wasn't…

We have reached the point where the release of a new Nicolas Cage movie is less fodder for humor than it is an…

Will Ferrell has a movie coming out this Friday, and there's a chance you aren't even aware of it. That's probably…
It's really easy to hate mumblecore. Not the movies—just that name. A collection of like-minded low-budget indie…
1. It's surprising that it took this long for someone to mix the peanut butter of Apatowian bromance comedies with…
While suffering through this year's Oscars—ha ha, Billy Crystal kissed George Clooney, ha ha—it was hard not to…
On Friday, the horror movie Silent House comes out. One of its selling points is that it stars Elizabeth Olsen—who…
1. I know that the main reason John Carter exists right now is because the technology is available to produce it,…