Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and with such weak offerings hitting theaters it seems like it might be smarter to stay at home and pick from some better pickings. In no particular order, here are some of…
Ten Shows Cancelled Too Soon
With the news this week of Veronica Mars eating up just about every entertainment media outlet as it climbed its way to a big screen debut, it’s easy to mourn the other television shows that passed be…
Movie Pick of the Week: Layer Cake (2004)
Movies Seen This Week: Taxi Driver (1976), End of Watch (2012), Enchanted (2007), Girl Walk//All Day (2012), Starter for 10 (2006), Wanted (2008), Girl Model (2012), Rope (1948), The Impossible (2012)…
Maxwell’s Movie Review: Skyfall
After fifty years and twenty-three Bond films, I can safely assure you that Agent 007 is still busily pursuing anonymous henchmen aboard moving vehicles, seducing women by simply turning around and lo…
This Month in Film: November New Releases
November is a great movie month. It’s almost like prep for the onslaught of films to expect in December. November is full of major awards contenders (hyped indies and big budgets) and blockbusters. It…
Maxwell’s Movie Review: Cloud Atlas
Some movies are like real life – painfully realistic, often cynical or sad, these seek to portray a truth about the world we live in. Many of these are marvelous films – the best among the…
Underrated Films Part Two
12. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) Unique in style, tone and storytelling, this film is about the importance of family and the marks that they leave with you for the rest of your life. Phys…