The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) ****/*****

A very dark, moody, tale of mystery from director Niels Arden Oplev, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is one of the latest foreign films to get distribution in the US and start making the rounds in limited release. The current state of foreign…

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2010) */*****

Iron Man 2 (2010) ****/*****

I have grown so very weary of the constant barrage of superhero films that have come out over the last ten years that these days I go into them with a dutiful, stiff upper lipped demeanor. I’ll sit through it, but I’m not gonna like it. The two recent exceptions to this rule…

Letters to Juliet (2010) ***/*****

Letters to Juliet is a film that wears its intentions on its sleeve. The opening credits are set on…

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) ***/*****

The production company behind this one, Platinum Dunes, has put out seven other horror movies over the past decade, focusing mostly on reboots of successful old franchises. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about what they’re doing, and as the company is…

Cyrus (2010) ****/*****

Most filmgoing audiences saw John C Reilly most recently as a foil for Will Ferrell in the 2008 comedy Step Brothers…

The Top Ten Films of 1998

The summer and fall of 1998 were the summer in anticipation of and the beginning of my senior year of high school…

The Top Ten Films of 1999

The last year of the century felt like the end of the world both globally and on a personal level. The Y2K bug…

The Losers (2010) **/*****

The Losers seems to be kicking off a summer slate full of Dirty Dozen-esque, crew of guys pulling off a mission films. Between this, The Expendables, and The A-Team there should be enough testosterone to go around for everybody. The question I have is whether or not any of these…