Analyzing Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno feels remarkably similar to what it must be like to review an actual porno. The film has baseline appeal, so the only question is whether it’s really good or really bad. The film has a built-in draw since Smith mated his universe with Judd Apatow’s, creating a cast [...]

I think it’s safe to say that most expect Clint Eastwood’s Changeling to be the next Million Dollar Baby. After all, Eastwood directed both, and instead of Hilary Swank front and center, it’s now Angelina Jolie as single mother Christine Collins. Both films maintain a studied focus on the lead heroine and the events that surround her, but that’s where [...]

Post-9/11 thrillers have come and gone over the years, but none have ever really gotten the recipe right. The Kingdom is too heavy on action; Traitor tries to be too smart; and there’s just no redeeming Rendition. It’s easy to say that Ridley Scott’s Body of Lies is a bit tardy, but I’d prefer to describe the film’s entrance into this growing [...]