Movies
Anne Marie Fox/LionsgateWhen Life Is This Hard, Stubbornness Is A Virtue
()Claireece "Precious" Jones is living a nightmare: she's morbidly obese, twice impregnated by her father, mentally and physically abused by her mother. But just as her life seems entirely untenable, fate offers a way out — and slowly, with a mulish persistence, Precious starts to come into her own. (Recommended)
Movie Reviews
Disney Kicks The Dickens Out Of 'Christmas Carol'()
November 5, 2009 The new film of the classic cautionary tale marks director Robert Zemeckis' third foray into motion-capture animation. Movie critic Scott Tobias says the movie turns Dickens' gritty London into a snow-globe scene — and buffs the harsh truths out of the story.
Movie Reviews
'Turning Green,' Longing For Red, White And Blue()
November 5, 2009 Set in 1979, this black comedy tracks the adventures of an Irish-American teenager sent back to the Old Sod after his mother's death. Desperate to return to the U.S., James (Donal Gallery) ditches school, collects debts for a pair of bookies and otherwise cuts corners; critic Mark Jenkins says the film's just inventive and perceptive enough to be lively.
Movie Reviews
Michael Ruppert, Explaining The Coming 'Collapse'()
November 5, 2009 In Collapse, former Los Angeles Police Department officer and noted conspiracy theorist Michael Ruppert states things that are clearly true, makes claims that are fairly plausible and delivers predictions that no viewer without a time machine can adequately evaluate.
'Gentlemen Broncos': A Psychedelic Sci-Fi Comedy()
November 5, 2009 David Edelstein reviews the quirky new comedy from Jared Hess, who co-wrote and directed Napoleon Dynamite.
Movie Interviews
A Director's 'Precious' Project()
November 5, 2009 Director Lee Daniels' new film, Precious, adapted from the 1996 novel Push, centers on the life of an abused, overweight, pregnant teen.
Movie Reviews
'This Is It' Offers Rare Peek At The King Of Pop()
October 30, 2009 What This Is It lacks in tactful timing, it makes up for with perspective on Michael Jackson's backstage life. Although Jackson's star persona stays front and center, critic David Edelstein says director Kenny Ortega makes a real effort to show us the performer's human side — a treat that makes the King of Pop all the more stellar.
Movie Reviews
'House of the Devil,' Steeped In '80s-Gore Nostalgia()
October 30, 2009 Ti West's retro-horror film The House of the Devil looks back wistfully at the gory days of '80s horror. But its fond homage is considerably better than most of its inspirations, indulging in the sweet torture of unopened doors, shadowy staircases and the teasing menace of whatever might lurk around the next corner.
