Movie Reviews

BBC America Sets 9/3 For 'Luther' Return (4-Night TV Event, 2 Conflicting Crimes + A New Love)

Guest Post: Bold Broads and Daring Dames: An Interview with Kim Krizan

Kim Krizan is an Academy Award-nominated writer of the films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. She appeared as an actress in the films Slacker, Dazed and Confused, and Waking Life. She wrote the critically-acclaimed graphic novel Zombie Tales: 2061. Kim earned a Master's degree in literature and bec...

Now On DVD/VOD - 'Apartment 4E' Starring Nicole Beharie

Watch Lance Gross & Michael Beach In Action In 1st Trailer For NBC's Political Thriller 'Crisis'

Titled Crisis, NBC has set Sunday nights at 10pm to broadcast the Lance Gross thriller from writer/executive producer Rand Ravich.

TV SPOTLIGHT: "Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters"

Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters is an animated action/adventure TV series based on a collectible card game developed by Wizards of the Coast and produced by Hasbro Studios. We talked with three members of the creative team. One of the things they wanted to make clear was that this is not just anot...

Baz Luhrmann's Glitzy "Great Gatsby": Out of Step with America's 99%

Still struggling with the Great 2008 Depression, enduring economic inequality and Congressional intransigence, Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" looks as if it will become a major miscalculation--not only a box office disappointment, I expect, but a significance misjudgment of where the country is a...

Cannes: How 'Only God Forgives' Suggests Ryan Gosling's Schtick Has Worn Thin

Ryan Gosling is a talented actor who has faced the same challenge most distinctive performers inevitably must confront: the danger of turning into a walking cliché. To that end, the decision to avoid traditional blockbuster vehicles in favor of Nicolas Winding Refn's ultra-violent B-movie-turned-art...

Watch Eugene Thomas As The Black Monk In 'Ninja: The Final Duel' (I Can See RZA Doing The Remake)

Here for your mid-week amusement is a scene from the 1986 martial arts film Ninja: The Final Duel, directed by Robert Tai and co-starring the African-American martial arts expert Eugene Thomas (AKA Eugene Trammel), who appeared in a dozen martial arts films from the mid-80s to the late 1990s.

Defending 'Iron Man 3''s Big Plot Twist

We love it, but some comic book fans are mighty upset.