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After the insanity that is the awards season, the start of a new year is always pretty blah, both in terms of quality and quantity of new releases. Nonetheless, I’ve been slowly getting my critical brain back in working order by slamming a few duds, as the below links confirm. Coming Soon: 27 Dresses (Slant…

Zombie movies made him a legend, but George A. Romero’s finest achievement may have been Martin, his 1977 character study about a young, lonely man living in Pittsburgh who may or may not be a vampire. Martin (John Amplas) is certainly convinced of this, claiming to be 84 years old and drinking the blood of…

The year’s last link dump only features two reviews. And neither is very nice . Nonetheless, a few more blog reviews will be posted between now and New Year’s, as will a link to my ballot for the Village Voice/LA Weekly film critics poll. Out Now: National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Slant magazine) P.S. I…

A quick apology to everyone who’s recently made a comment on a post, only to see it not get published. For unknown reasons, Typepad wasn’t notifying me about new comments (which it has done, without fail, since the feature was first introduced), and thus I didn’t realize that all of your comments had been submitted…

Today, I offer my review of the film I consider to be 2007’s finest: Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood. Links to other, far less positive write-ups are also included. There Will Be Blood (Slant magazine) Coming Soon: I Am Legend (Slant magazine) The Great Debaters (Slant magazine) A Walk Into the Sea: Danny…

As the recent wave of blog-specific reviews has made clear, I’ve been busy these past few weeks catching up on notable 2007 releases. And while more of those are on their way – including for King of Kong, Atonement, Margot at the Wedding, and La Vie En Rose – I’ve also been extremely busy churning…

The next month should be hectic, as I’ve got to finish seeing this year’s awards contenders before submitting my various end-of-year lists. As a result, keep an eye out for many new site-specific reviews. For now, though, here’s a collection of pre-Thanksgiving links. In Theaters: Beowulf (Slant magazine) Southland Tales (Cinematical) Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium…

This weekend’s collection of links features, among other things, one ringing endorsement (The Band’s Visit), somewhat surprised praise (The Mist), less-surprised disappointment (Fred Claus), and unfettered negativity (The Savages). Which means there’s probably something for everyone. Now Playing: Fred Claus (Slant magazine) Playing Soon: The Band’s Visit (Slant magazine) The Mist (Slant magazine) The Savages…

For the second straight month, my SOMA magazine feature made it online. This time, it’s a profile of Patrick Fugit, who made his name starring in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous and now headlines the recently released indie Wristcutters: A Love Story. Note: As is always the case with SOMA‘s site, the below link will simply…

Not much time to blog – even on a Sunday night, family stuff calls – but here are my four latest reviews, three of which are for films that opened this past Friday. In Theaters: Bee Movie (Slant magazine) Martian Child (Slant magazine) Fat Girls (Slant magazine) Coming Soon: Lions for Lambs (Slant magazine)