Today I’m introducing a new feature, which I’ll run every so often on Wednesdays: the Star Trek TNG Takedown . Basically, I’ve been watchin...

I often wonder about black and white films. Filming in black and white was a real art form. Some directors were masters at it. . . others ...

At first blush, Deliverance is just the story of four guys who go on a river rafting trip that goes horribly wrong. . . kind of the 1970s v...

I don’t find guns fascinating. I do appreciate them and their role in guaranteeing our freedoms, as well as their power to protect the weak...

The Usual Suspects is a neo-noir crime thriller with an intensely intelligent plot that twists and turns and wraps a riddle within an enigm...

When it comes to films, I’m all for creativity. Interesting camera angles, unique visual tricks, and neat twists of chronology all have the...

Do you know what literary fiction is? Literary fiction is fiction that doesn’t fit into other genres and is somehow supposed to be above ot...

A cliché is an artistic idea that has been so overused that it offends the patience of the audience. It’s the kind of thing that gets an au...

Surrogates could have been a fascinating film about the consequences of losing ourselves to the virtual world. But it wasn’t. The writers...

The music industry claims that its collapsing sales are the result of piracy. Arrrrrrgh. . . give me a break. The music industry has been ...

I’m a big fan of cartoons. Done right, cartoons are the purest form of escapism. They are also a fascinating storytelling medium because t...

Smokin’ Aces fascinates me, but for the wrong reasons. On paper this movie must have looked great. You’ve got a solid cast, a director wi...

A lot of people talk about the blurring between news and entertainment. That’s certainly a problem because it’s led to the dumbing down of ...

There was a time when I used to enjoy a good end of the world movie. But I’ve gotten to the point where I really can’t stand them anymore. ...