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Monsters, New Directors, Racist Zombies and More
I've got an enormous update for this beautiful Friday afternoon. To begin, my latest Sandbox column is up at IFC News, and tackles the much-debated issue of racism in Capcom's Resident Evil 5. The Sandbox: "Resident" Racism (IFC News) Next are reviews of this week's new releases, highlighted by Goodbye Solo. Out Now:Monsters vs. Aliens…
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Newness
New redesign. New reviews. Same ol' critic. Out Now:Duplicity (Cinematical)Knowing (Slant magazine)The Great Buck Howard (Slant magazine)Skills Like This (Slant magazine)We Pedal Uphill (The Screengrab) And coming next week: the usual new-release reviews, two IFC features, and write-ups of some of the films featured in Lincoln Center/MOMA's annual New Directors/New Films series.
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Horrific Perspectives
My latest Sandbox column at IFC News is about the use of first-person POVs in horror cinema and gaming. And, at least in terms of writing that was published, the week's most positive review is of a horror film. Which, I guess, means that you should be enjoying a good scare this weekend. The Sandbox:…
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Watching the Watchmen
Watchmen has finally made it to the big screen. And though most are surely exhausted from all the hype, Zack Snyder's adaptation is actually better than expected…though not necessarily good. Now Playing:Watchmen (Slant magazine)Explicit Ills (Slant magazine)12 (Slant magazine)Tokyo! (The Screengrab)Sherman's Way (The Screengrab)Reunion (The Screengrab)
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Films and Games, Sitting in a Tree…
Today marks the debut of my new biweekly IFC.com column, The Sandbox, in which I'll be exploring the relationship between films and video games. My first topic: the re-emergence of 3D. The Sandbox: New Movies Enter an Old Dimension of Gaming (IFC.com) As for reviews, let's just say that you know things are bad when…
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Whatchoo Linkin’ ’bout, Willis?
These reviews are brawny, but my cousin did not – I repeat, did not – inject me with random steroids. I injected them myself. And by steroids, I mean coffee. And by injected, I mean drank. In Theaters:Fired Up (Slant magazine)Must Read After My Death (The Screengrab)Eleven Minutes (The Screengrab)
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Kill-Kill-Kill, Meh-Meh-Meh
Jason returns to theaters this weekend, with a reboot that's shiny, brutal, and – aside from ditching the campiness – not very different from his many other outings. It's far preferable to Confessions of a Shopaholic, but not nearly as good as James Gray's excellent Two Lovers. In Theaters:Friday the 13th (Slant magazine)Two Lovers (The…
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Doing it Link-Style
February's release schedule is underwhelming to say the least, meaning that with a few exceptions – such as James Gray's excellent Two Lovers, out next week – don't expect to see much upcoming positivity around these here parts. That certainly holds true for this latest batch of links, which doesn't – unfortunately – feature a…
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Plans for Web Domination Continue…
Because my fingers never want to stop typing, I’ve now – on top of my other writing gigs – joined the team at The Screengrab, where I’ll be writing reviews and other assorted bloggy stuff. I’ll likely only be posting links to my Screengrab film reviews here, but encourage everyone to bookmark the site (or…
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Smack Talk
Not much to say about these new reviews, except that they're mostly negative, and one of them is even my first zero-star review of the year.Out Now:Inkheart (Cinematical)Donkey Punch (Slant magazine)The Lodger (Cinematical)Coming Soon:New in Town (Slant magazine)
