Review: Green Zone
Paul Greengrass’ “Green Zone” tries to frame the Iraq War in simplistic cops-and-robbers terms.
Heroes of the Zeroes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The martial-arts epic continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
On DVD: Precious
Difficult to watch but not to be missed, “Precious” is a harrowing tale of our most precious humanity.
Underappreciated Scorsese
One of the greatest working directors has a few amazing films that haven’t received enough attention.
Schlock Vault: Love Me Deadly (1973)
Sorry I have to cancel our date, but I’d rather bang a dead guy than you.
Movie Reviews
She’s Out of My League
3.5 yaps
A passably enjoyable gross-out romcom, “She’s Out of My League” has as much to do with Gen-Y self-loathing as straight-out romance.
Remember Me
3 yaps
“Remember Me” is a mess of a movie, but I respected some of the ambitious things the filmmakers tried to do.
The Ghost Writer
4.5 yaps
A snappy, engaging thriller that overcomes a somewhat bloated midsection with a fantastic payoff.
Couch Potato Cinema
Coming to DVD March 16 Disney’s “The Princess & the Frog” join Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant on DVD this week – and later a little movie about a vampire and some wolves.
Podcasts
Oscar reflections In this week’s show, Joe and Chris ruminate and pontificate about the Oscar winners and losers and the show itself.
The 52 Worst Films of the 2000s
Movies You Aught Not Watch: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) “Grinch” — which loudly, aggressively defiles Seuss’s source — continues Nick Rogers’ weekly look back at the 52 worst films of 2000-2009.
DVD Reviews
Cold Souls 3 yaps
A movie that desperately wants to be the next “Being John Malkovich,” “Cold Souls” forgets to be funny.
The Schlock Vault
Love Me Deadly (1973) 1.5 yaps
Sorry I have to cancel our date, but I’d rather bang a dead guy than you.
Interviews
Jason Reitman The “Up in the Air” director sits down with journalists before taking the stage at DePauw University.
Commentary
Underappreciated Scorsese One of the greatest working directors has a few amazing films that haven’t received enough attention.
Reeling Backward
The Private Lives of Henry VIII (1933) 3.5 yaps
The 1933 classic established the pop culture image of Henry as a gluttonous toad, and won Charles Laughton the Oscar.
