Following its debut at the Telluride Film Festival, Up in the Air was being heralded as a strong contender for a Best Picture Oscar. The fact that it didn't win anything at last Sunday's ceremony should tell you it wasn't nearly as weighty and significant as early press indicated. Still, it was another solid film by Jason Reitman and another effortless turn by Clooney. more ›

Does Stephen Daldry have the goods on a large majority of Academy Award voters? I mean seriously, how else does a fine, but limited movie like The Reader get nominated for an Oscar instead of more thrilling work like, say, The Wrestler? (I could say the same thing about The Hours a few years ago -- something is rotten here.) As a devout non-fan of Sin City, I was glad to see that the visually identical The Spirit died a quick critical and box-office death. I like comic book/graphic novel movies, but maybe it's time to take a break from it all. How is it that a relatively mediocre TV show like Wings featured four dynamite actors? Amazing. more ›

I'll never understand why Ang Lee's just get along? more ›

After the disaster that was . Carell stars as a widower who inadvertently falls in love with his brother's girlfriend--hey, who fucking hasn't?! Celebrated French hellcat, er, actress Juliette Binoche stars as said girlfriend (which is good). Dane Cook is the brother, though, which is bad. Which is awful. Which sucks so hard there's no way I'm seeing this movie. more ›

Breaking and Entering - Anthony Minghella directs this artsy, foreign drama about a yuppie architect (Jude Law) who begins an affair with a Serbian refugee, Amira (Juliette Binoche) after he catches her son trying to break into his office. Robin Wright Penn plays Live, his long-suffering girlfriend. more ›

Some of you don't like seeing birthdays. Welll, we think it's kind of sad to only pay attention to people when they die (Gordon Parks, Chris Penn). We'd like to give folks a little nod while they're alive. So as we wish them happy birthday, join us — or just don't read it. more ›