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Drama

Silence tells the story in “Ida”

Silence tells the story in “Ida”

The alarming precision of nuns singing chromatically descending chants. The hollow, circular depression of earth on the grounds of the convent where a life-size statue of Jesus stands, and where Ida...

Jun 8, 2014 / Vanessa Graniello
Drama

Black Rock (2013)

Black Rock (2013)

Mark Duplass and Katie Aselton surprised me with “Black Rock,” a lean, formidable thriller about survival and friendship. A husband and wife team, Mr. Duplass wrote the screenplay and Ms. Asleton...

Jul 2, 2013 / Vanessa Graniello
Drama

Why did we watch ‘Amour?’

Why did we watch ‘Amour?’

I am not fluent or even remotely familiar with the French language. But, after watching Michael Haneke’s “Amour” and listening to it play out four more times in the movie theater where I work, I...

Mar 26, 2013 / Vanessa Graniello
Features

‘Argo’ takes top honors at the 16th Annual OFCS Awards

‘Argo’ takes top honors at the 16th Annual OFCS Awards

The Online Film Critics Society has announced the winners of its 16th annual movie awards. The winners in each category are listed below: Best Picture “Argo” Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson (“The...

Jan 8, 2013 / Eric M. Armstrong
Drama

Sound of My Voice (2012)

Sound of My Voice (2012)

Sometimes, maybe most of the time, ambiguous endings are cop-outs. The crime isn’t in subverting audience expectations—who wants movies without surprises?—but in betraying the stories themselves....

Nov 30, 2012 / Scott Armstrong
Features

Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ trailer to premier in Times Square and on Google+

Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ trailer to premier in Times Square and on Google+

Steven Spielberg’s much-anticipated “Lincoln,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the titular prez, is set to debut in epic fashion, via a live-broadcast in Times Square on September 13 at 6pm CDT. It will...

Sep 7, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Trailer: Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’

Trailer: Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’

The latest (and flashiest) adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel “The Great Gatsby” comes at the hands of style-obsessed director Baz Luhrmann. If you’re familiar with the Aussie...

May 24, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong
Essays

25 years later, ‘Adventures in Babysitting’ stands apart in the teen comedy genre

25 years later, ‘Adventures in Babysitting’ stands apart in the teen comedy genre

Given the recent surge of 1980s popular culture nostalgia, discussions of that decade’s iconic films unfailingly revert to the unique 1980s teen comedy genre, always dominated by the catalog of John...

Apr 26, 2012 / Charles H. Wade
Trailers

Trailer: Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

Director: Wes Anderson Writer: Wes Anderson Studio: Focus Features Cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray Release: May 25, 2012 Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of...

Jan 13, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Online critics announce nominees for 2011 OFCS Awards

Online critics announce nominees for 2011 OFCS Awards

“The Tree of Life”, Terrence Malick’s exploration of suburban family life in the 1950’s, received seven nominations for the 15th Annual Online Film Critics Society awards. The film was nominated for...

Dec 28, 2011 / Staff
Features

‘The Hobbit’ official trailer #1

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows Bilbo Baggins on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Recruited by legendary wizard...

Dec 21, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Paul Thomas Anderson’s religious drama picked up by TWC

Paul Thomas Anderson’s religious drama picked up by TWC

Deadline reports that The Weinstein Company will distribute Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film — his first since 2007’s “There Will Be Blood.” After a furious bidding war the Weinstein’s won worldwide...

May 10, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

‘Our Idiot Brother’ Trailer

Director: Jesse Peretz Writer: David Schisgall Studio: The Weinstein Company Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel Release: November 25, 2011

Apr 27, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Robert Downey Jr. in talks to join P.T. Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’

Robert Downey Jr. in talks to join P.T. Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’

Since he dropped out of Disney’s “Oz, the Great and Powerful,” Robert Downey Jr. is looking to fill the gap in his schedule with a starring role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s next project, “Inherent...

Feb 21, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

The Social Network named Best Picture by Online Film Critics Society

The Social Network named Best Picture by Online Film Critics Society

As a member of the Online Film Critics Society it is my duty and pleasure to vote in the OFCS Awards to honor the greatest achievements in the movies. This year’s winners probably won’t surprise...

Jan 3, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong
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