Every year, the Sundance Film Festival shows about 200 features, documentaries and shorts. Last year, the festival…
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If a group of 12-year-old boys wanted to make a movie in their backyard, there's a good chance it might end up…
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As someone who hasn't read the Victor Hugo novel and is only vaguely familiar with the musical based on it, I can't…
In recent years, critics have pegged writer-director Judd Apatow as the next James L. Brooks. That's meant to be…
When my wife and I got married, I gave a toast where I laid out all I wanted for us: A long, healthy, happy life.…
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Over time, great individuals can attain such a level of public adoration that any sort of criticism leveled against…
In general, I don't put a lot of stock in criticisms that accuse Hollywood movies of influencing social behavior.…
It's hard to classify Ang Lee, whose latest movie, Life of Pi, comes out on Wednesday. He's a respected, acclaimed…
Every year, we get plenty of costume dramas and literary adaptations, and while they come in a lot of shapes and…
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With all the great directors out there to choose from—Tarantino, Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson—it's hard to think…
When Casino Royale came out in 2006, it was rightly praised for lots of reasons: Daniel Craig's…
Pixar, Pixar. For something like a decade, every animated film has been inevitably judged by-and found short of-the…
I waste as much time on the web as anyone, but one thing I always avoid are those videos that careen around the…
All genres have their trademarks. In romantic comedies, the two meet, fall in love, break up, and then wind up…
We like to believe that we're the masters of our own destinies, that our lives are ours to do with as we wish. But…
Sequels are almost never as good as the original movie, so it's a downright miracle when a franchise gets better as…
For a genre that remains a Hollywood staple, horror doesn't get much respect. If a film isn't screened in advance…
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The Academy Awards aren't until February, but as far as Roger Ebert is concerned, we already know who's going to…