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Reinventing Batman: Part Two
Anticipation The sequel to “Batman Begins” had built up such an air of anticipation that it practically exploded onto screens three years later with a record opening weekend. Christopher Nolan’s...
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The State of the Superhero Movie
Joe and Chris talk about “The Dark Knight Rises” and use the opportunity to assess the state of the superhero genre. With special guest stars Matthew Socey, Ed Johnson-Ott and Aaron Stanton....
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The Dark Knight Rises
A spectacular epic, “The Dark Knight Rises” fully succeeds in meeting the high expectations of its predecessors and makes for one of the more satisfying summer entertainment experiences since “The...
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The Dark Knight Rises
A grandly ambitious but spectacularly flawed film, “The Dark Knight Rises” still endures as a tremendous film, one that (excuse the pun) rises above its flaws to produce one of the riskiest, most...
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Coming to DVD & Blu-ray Dec. 4
The Dark Knight Rises In the latest installment of the franchise, Bruce Wayne, considers coming out of hiding and putting Batman back on the streets of Gotham once again. A cat burglar peeks the crime...
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Sam’s Top 10 Films of 2012
Barring a few critical darlings I haven’t seen yet, here are my favorite films of a year filled with cinematic surprises, a year in which the line between popcorn entertainment and intimate drama was...
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Evan’s Top 9 of 2012
9. Shame Yeah, I know it came out in 2011. But for those of us reliant on midwest art theaters, it was a 2012 film and a great one at that. “Shame” focuses on the sex addiction of a young Manhattan...
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Nick’s 25 Best, 5 Worst and More of 2012
When a 10-best list isn’t enough and a 25-best list might not completely suffice, that’s a good problem for a film critic to have. Such was the uncommonly strong cinematic year of 2012. Here are my...
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British Film Focus
Every month, I’ll introduce you to some little-known British films and even some from across the Channel in Europe, along with any entertaining pieces of news or perhaps an actor or director profile of...
View ArticleThis Magic Moment: Top Five Christopher Nolan Scenes
This Magic Moment is Sam Watermeier’s commentary in which he analyzes a signature scene from a film — one of those indelible, awe-inspiring moments that define a movie (e.g. the shower stabbing in...
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