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How to Avoid Bad Movies
There are some clues you can look for to help limit your exposure to crappy films. While this condensed list won't insure that you never spend another two hours in a darkened cinema bored to tears, it does represent some shortcuts that I use as a critic in deciding which movies to avoid.
Sundance: A Midwinter Night's Dreamnew
Finding gems in the snow at 2008's festival.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
01-25-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Sundance
'Everybody's Got an Inner Porn Star'new
Notes from the Adult Video News convention.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Adrian Zupp and Jennifer Grafiada |
01-25-2008 |
Movies
The 2008 Oscar Racenew
Handicapping this year's nominations, all the way from Best Picture (anybody can do that) to Best Editing (where else can you get odds on that?).
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
01-24-2008 |
Movies
The Oscars Go to Hellnew
We don't need Mike Huckabee to tell us the Oscars have become the handiwork of Satan and benchmarks of the coming Apocalypse.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-18-2008 |
Movies
The World is Better with Late Night TVnew
For the past week and a half, I've reacquainted myself with an old friend -- my TV set.
San Antonio Current |
Jennifer Herrera |
01-16-2008 |
Movies
WWWGA Do?new
Screenwriter Megan Holley skips the picket lines for Sundance.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
01-16-2008 |
Movies
'The Wire' Goes On the Recordnew
David Simon turns an unblinking eye toward daily journalism with its fifth and final season.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
01-08-2008 |
Movies
The Year's Best Charactersnew
The best supporting actors have said there's little more satisfying than working in concert with a well-oiled ensemble. And little more fun to watch, which is why a package deal and a duet top my list of the best supporting actors of 2007.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
01-04-2008 |
Movies
E-Film: Watching Movies on the Dowloadnew
When I waited four hours to download a feature film from iTunes and then watched it while holding a speaker to my ear because the sound levels were so low, I started to question whether online movie delivery is the wave of the future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-03-2008 |
Movies
A Year Without Altmannew
The notable abscence of the master director diminished the art of movies in 2007.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-03-2008 |
Movies
Kick Yourself for Not Seeing These Moviesnew
From minor hits to complete obscurities, these films from 2007 -- and others -- deserved more attention than they got, either from audiences, distributors, or critics.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
12-28-2007 |
Movies
All Queasy on the Eastern Frontnew
War is hell, and 2007's war movies weren't much better.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-27-2007 |
Movies
Oh, the Horror!new
Why Fort Worth filmmakers are focused on vampires and zombies instead of neurotic urban singles.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
12-27-2007 |
Movies
The Ten Best Movies of 2007new
Throw away your maps and catch up with the ten best movies of 2007. Then go ahead and complain. It's your right.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
12-27-2007 |
Movies
