
Movie Review: Beautiful Creatures
January 26, 2026Scripted and paced with impressive skill and thoughtfulness, this movie manages to be witty, racy, and...

100 Greatest Gangster Films: Pépé le Moko, #36
January 24, 2026Pépé le Moko is described as a foray into poetic realism and as the precursor to...

Guessing the Winners: Oscars 2013
January 24, 2026Julia Rhodes, Brett Harrison Davinger, and Dan Fields predict the winners of 2013's Oscars from this...

Movie Review: Dark Skies
January 23, 2026In the suburbs, there’s a feeling of camaraderie. If you need a hand fixing the minivan’s...

100 Greatest Gangster Films: In Bruges, #35
January 22, 2026Two Irish hit men, Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), are sent to Bruges, a...

A Look Forward: March, 2013 Movies
January 22, 2026I think it's fair to say that 2013 has been less than impressive when it comes...

Movie Review: Jack the Giant Slayer
January 21, 2026Magic beans are magic beans -- not some genetically altered strain developed by an evil alchemist....

100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Long Good Friday, #34
January 19, 2026There’s a fascinating blend of flag waver and felon in the English bulldog character created by...

Movie Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
January 19, 2026But, where the 1939 movie was an unbelievably forward-thinking work of art that inspired filmmakers for...














