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Houston Film Critics Society name 'Hurt Locker' best movie of 2009

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:56 AM | Add Comment

60 Second Smackdown 'Watchmen' review

Posted by The Editor at Friday, March 06, 2009 7:07 PM | Add Comment

'Hated,' yes. 'Film critic' - you've got to be joking

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:36 AM | Add Comment

Kevin Smith news: Sci-Fi comedy next?

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, October 18, 2008 5:00 PM | Add Comment

Lookit, I wasn't alone in thinking Batman talks funny

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, August 09, 2008 11:18 PM | Add Comment

'Dark Knight' Review: Bigger but not better

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, July 19, 2008 6:55 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

With Shyamalan, the 'goofiness' just won't quit

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:10 PM | Add Comment

Why are zombie movies - even zombie movies with strippers - so bad nowadays?

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:39 AM | Add Comment

Oscar who? Academy what?

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:20 PM | Add Comment

The Fanboys were Right: 'Cloverfield' Rocks!

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:53 AM | Add Comment

Golden Globe Winners - If Anybody Cares

Posted by The Editor at Monday, January 14, 2008 12:06 AM | Add Comment

For Youse Attention Deficit Types: My Top Ten Redux (In a Nutshell)

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, January 06, 2008 1:25 PM | Add Comment

Houston Film Critics Name 'No County for Old Men' Best Picture, Elect Coens 'Honorary Texans'

Posted by The Editor at Friday, January 04, 2008 12:26 AM | Add Comment

The Top 10 Movies of 2007

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:15 PM | Add Comment

Finally - An Explanation for Why No Women Figure in 'There Will Be Blood'

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:07 PM | Add Comment

Denzel Washington, 'The Great Debaters' and the State of Black Cinema - A Special Comment

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, December 25, 2007 11:54 PM | Add Comment

Real-Life 'Charlie Wilson's War' Characters Far More Intriguing Than the Weak, Cowardly Movie

Posted by The Editor at Monday, December 17, 2007 9:09 PM | Add Comment

Texas Socialite: Julia Roberts Uninterested in Accurate Portrayal in 'Charlie Wilson's War' (Video)

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, December 16, 2007 2:02 AM | Add Comment

'I Am Legend' Breaks Box Office Records, and Higgy Reviews It

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:38 PM | Add Comment

Stunning 5-Minute 'Atonement' Dunkirk Shot Excerpt

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, December 09, 2007 2:43 PM | Add Comment

'There Will be Blood' - Movie Review

Posted by The Editor at Monday, December 03, 2007 4:13 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

'Beowulf' Fights for the Right to Party - and Higgy Reviews It

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, November 22, 2007 3:54 AM | Add Comment

'Hairspray' is Out on DVD, and Higgy Reviews It

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:40 AM | Add Comment

Excellent 'Mr. Untouchable' Makes 'American Gangster' Seem Hollow and Cynical

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:07 PM | Add Comment

'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' - Higgy's Review

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:25 AM | Add Comment

Frank Lucas Making Another Killing Thanks to 'American Gangster'

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:19 AM | Add Comment

Russell Crowe's 'American Gangster' Character Shoots the Movie Down

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, November 04, 2007 1:31 PM | Add Comment

Dargis: Ridley Scott 'Loves His Bad Guy Too Much'

Posted by The Editor at Friday, November 02, 2007 12:31 PM | Add Comment

Universal Wants 'American Gangster' Adapted Screenplay in 'Original' Oscar Category

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, October 31, 2007 3:50 PM | Add Comment

Somebody (Yawn) Mention 'Cloverfield' and J.J. Abrams?

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:40 AM | Add Comment

'American Gangster' Morally and Dramatically Whack

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:16 AM | Add Comment

Real-Life American Gangster: 'Don't Glorify My Kind'

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:53 AM | Add Comment

What's Wrong with 'American Gangster' - Part I:

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:20 PM | Add Comment

Owen Wilson's Promotional Myspace Video No Substitute for Honest Engagement

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, October 27, 2007 11:30 AM | Add Comment

Coppola Says Pacino, De Niro and Nicholson Squandered Their Talent

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:36 AM | Add Comment

Do Fall Films Herald a New 'Age of Sincerity'

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:58 AM | Add Comment

'Jumper' Trailer - A Lemon from Liman?

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:36 PM | Add Comment

Does Tyler Perry Get the Media Respect He Deserves?

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, October 13, 2007 7:55 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Nothing Routine about Tilda Swinton's Conventional - For Her - Role in 'Michael Clayton'

Posted by The Editor at Friday, October 12, 2007 1:51 AM | Add Comment

Did Warner Bros. Assassinate 'Jesse James'?

Posted by The Editor at Friday, October 12, 2007 12:09 AM | Add Comment

With Popular Success So Elusive, How Does the Talented James Gray Survive? 'Very Frugally'

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:24 PM | Add Comment

The 70's Influence on Today's Hollywood Cinema

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:59 PM | Add Comment

Warner Bros. Says 'No' to Movies Starring Women?

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, October 06, 2007 1:56 PM | Add Comment

Director Lee (the Other One) Says He's Socially Awkward

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:37 AM | Add Comment

Did Fear of Making 'American Gangster' Too Black Dilute and Hurt the Movie?

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:39 PM | Add Comment

James ('Major Star In The Making') McAvoy Nabs the Esquire Cover

Posted by The Editor at Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:37 AM | Add Comment

'Death Proof' Elongated: Now Maybe if Rose McGowan Did the Lap Dancing...

Posted by The Editor at Monday, September 24, 2007 2:15 PM | Add Comment

Free 'Hotel Chevalier' Short Enhances 'Darjeeling' Experience

Posted by The Editor at Monday, September 24, 2007 11:32 AM | Add Comment

'I'm Not There' Gets a New Poster - One that Echoes a Famous Sixties Image

Posted by The Editor at Friday, September 21, 2007 1:59 AM | Add Comment

Toronto: Finding 9/11 Echoes Where You Least Expect

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, September 16, 2007 1:48 PM | Add Comment

Double Trouble at TIFF: Part 2

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, September 15, 2007 3:38 PM | Add Comment

Note to Horny Blogger: Get a Grip

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, September 15, 2007 1:01 PM | Add Comment

Seeing Double at the Toronto International Film Festival: Part 1

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:55 PM | Add Comment

What Do a Trio of Revenge Flicks Have to do With 9/11? Not Much

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:11 PM | Add Comment

Animated Movie Review Site is Coming Along, Yo

Posted by The Editor at Monday, August 27, 2007 1:22 AM | Add Comment

New Trend: Movies about Talented, Homeless Black Men and the White People Who Befriend Them

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:11 PM | Add Comment

Is Nicole Kidman Still a Star?

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:05 PM | Add Comment

Western Revival: Will '3:10 to Yuma' Get the Audience It Deserves?

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:43 PM | Add Comment

Poor Holly Hunter: It'll Take More than an Angel Named Earl to Save this Mess

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, July 24, 2007 7:43 PM | Add Comment

'Transformers' a 2-Hour Commercial for Hasbro Toys, GM Cars, eBay and Megan Fox

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:58 PM | Add Comment

Will Charges of Past Dishonesty Harm Moore's 'Sicko'?

Posted by The Editor at Friday, June 29, 2007 6:44 PM | Add Comment

Pearl's Friend: 'It Felt as if he had been Killed Again'

Posted by The Editor at Monday, June 25, 2007 8:57 PM | Add Comment

'A Mighty Heart?' How about: A Mighty Shame

Posted by The Editor at Monday, June 25, 2007 1:58 PM | Add Comment

David Mamet, Nearing 60, is Going to the Dogs

Posted by The Editor at Sunday, June 24, 2007 4:47 PM | Add Comment

Why 'The Sopranos' Unsatisfying End was Inevitable

Posted by The Editor at Monday, June 11, 2007 1:30 PM | Add Comment

Early Views: 'A Mighty Heart' is a Winner

Posted by The Editor at Monday, May 21, 2007 12:16 PM | Add Comment

Behold My Power, and TREMBLE! Higgy Speaks, and Spider-Man 3 Takes a Tumble

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:47 PM | Add Comment

Whatever Happened to Colin Farrell Anyway?

Posted by The Editor at Saturday, May 12, 2007 12:19 PM | Add Comment

And Now a Word on 'The Most Pathetic Aspect of 'Spider-Man 3''

Posted by The Editor at Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:16 PM | Add Comment

Others Despise Spider-Man 3, Too! Whew!

Posted by The Editor at Tuesday, May 01, 2007 12:49 AM | Add Comment
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