Discovering good movies, one bad movie at a time

Like it or not, along comes another cinematic adaptation of the oft-told tale of Robin Hood: the weary middle-aged archer who returns from the doomed Third Crusade looking only to lie his way into anonymity with some gold he stole from the bier carrying the crown of dead king Richard I, but finds himself instead […]

When I am dictator of the world, one of the first laws I shall pass will make it illegal for movie studios to keep giving money to filmmakers whose reputation is based solely on the masterpieces they made 20+ years ago. Though this is not a flawless plan (it would have deprived the world of […]

The makers of American Gangster should count themselves lucky to have Denzel Washington, and more importantly Denzel Washington’s face. It’s quite an interesting face. Not exactly the face of a classic movie star, though he has their charm; not the face of a ’70s Method actor, though he has their intensity. It is his face […]

From the advertisements and concept, I expected A Good Year, in which Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe push themselves far outside of their comfort zones, to be a tepid romantic drama. That would have been a fairly mediocre film. It also would have been better than the film that they actually made. Ladies and gentlemen, […]