Everybody's Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson

Film critic Todd McCarthy had a great line about the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, calling the second film, Dead Man's Chest ,...

Alan Myers died this week. A former drummer for Devo, he appeared on the band's bestselling record, Freedom of Choice , which contained...

Can women be funny? Yes, of course -- and what a silly question. Is The Heat funny? Sorta. I reviewed the movie for Screen International ...

For IFC Fix, I preview the movie comedies opening in July. Of the 11 films I spotlight, four are sequels. 'Tis the season, I suppose...

I can't quit you, Jason Statham. You're so fun to watch onscreen, but your movies constantly disappoint me. And yet, I keep hopin...

If nothing else, White House Down is better than Olympus Has Fallen . But despite a game Channing Tatum, this is a pretty generic blow-s...

A fan of Neil LaBute's since the In the Company of Men days, I've been less enamored with his recent work. Nevertheless, I like ...

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Film Festival revealed this year's prize winners, which included audience awards and jury prizes. (You can...

Inspirational true stories are catnip for movie producers: When done well, these sorts of movies can be incredibly uplifting, an emotion ...

One of the better horror films in a while, The Conjuring may be familiar in its contours, but its execution really is something else. En...

Modern Vampires of the City has gotten plenty of great reviews , but since it came out around Cannes, I didn't really have much of an o...

After being in a bit of a slump, Pixar rights the ship, somewhat, with Monsters University . (Of course, a "slump" is all relat...

In honor of This Is the End , I started thinking about other movies that make light of the end of the world. Stanley Kubrick made one suc...

Yep, the Replacements are going back on the road . I hadn't realized that they did a video for "Alex Chilton." Ah, the 1980s.....

When is a horror movie not really a horror movie? When it's Berberian Sound Studio , a psychological drama that's about a sound e...

I was quite flattered to be asked by David Ansen to serve on the shorts jury for this month's Los Angeles Film Festival. In the last ...

I can't remember the last movie that made me laugh as hard and as often as This Is the End . It's really silly and vulgar and occ...

If nothing else, Man of Steel is big. It's epic and huge and overpowering, and it just knocks you over with its sheer spectacle. But...

Earlier this year, the big news in Indie Rock Land was the much-anticipated release from My Bloody Valentine, MBV . Now that the hype has di...

Later today, I'm going to be seeing Man of Steel , a movie I'm quite excited to see. (Although I've always preferred Batman t...