Retrospective

‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ at 20: Spielberg’s misunderstood classic takes a licking and keeps on ticking [Retrospective]

What can one really say about Steven Spielberg? He’s one of the all-time greats, a once-in-a-lifetime talent. He’s commercially successful,… Read More

June 21, 2021

‘Moulin Rouge!’ retrospective: 20 years later we still haven’t stopped feeling Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and above all things, Love

“So she has to sleep in the same bed as someone else for a night, what’s the big deal?” Such… Read More

May 24, 2021

Retrospective: After 20 years, ‘A Knight’s Tale’ has yet to change its stars with critics, and that’s a shame

A Knight's Tale was my first theatrical surprise. My mother dragged me to the multiplex in late May of 2001,… Read More

May 6, 2021

Retrospective: 20 years later, ‘Josie and the Pussycats’ endures as a cutting critique of consumerism

Unfortunately, there’s no denying that the 2001 Josie and the Pussycats live-action movie was an objective flop. It grossed less… Read More

April 5, 2021

Retrospective: How ‘Fargo’ put the Coen Brothers and Frances McDormand on the map, don’t cha know

The first Coen brothers movie I ever saw was Raising Arizona, and it hit me like a freight train. It… Read More

March 29, 2021

Sorry Not Sorry: The 30 Best Demi Lovato Songs, Ever

There’s an excellent chance that by the time you read this, I will be 40 years old. People think I’m… Read More

March 22, 2021

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Swept Away’ and ‘Chicago’ (2002)

“More than any other example in recent memory, Chicago shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today's… Read More

February 28, 2021

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Freddy Got Fingered and A Beautiful Mind (2001)

“This film not only left me with an incredible sense of dread for the 80 minutes of my life wasted… Read More

February 22, 2021

Julia Roberts: When ‘America’s Sweetheart’ wins an Oscar

When Julia Roberts won the Oscar, we all won the Oscar. It’s hard to find a metaphor that works properly,… Read More

February 17, 2021

…Hit Me Baby (Fifty) One More Time: The 51 Greatest Britney Spears Tracks Ever

“Personally, I am still reeling from the events of this past weekend.”“The Super Bowl?”“No, the Britney documentary.” The above is… Read More

February 17, 2021

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