Movie Reviews
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”: Saying Goodbye for the Last Time
“You’ve never seen a Harry Potter movie?” I incredulously asked a woman sitting near me at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 […]
Summer Movie Roundup
The summer 2011 movie season, or more aptly named Movie Season of Superheroes, R-Rated Comedies, and Underwhelming Sequels, is in full swing. So far, we’ve […]
“Super 8” Is Not the New “E.T.”
By now you’ve read—or heard—countless comparisons between Super 8 and early Spielberg films. Unfortunately, you’re about to read one more. Like The Goonies (also executive […]
“X-Men” Is Sloppy Summer Fun
Until 2009 the name Alan Ayckbourn meant absolutely nothing to me. The only reason I even heard it was because of a Broadway revival of […]
“Bridesmaids” Is Melissa McCarthy’s Movie
Screw you, Judd Apatow. For the past six years—since your release of the highly profitable The 40 Year-Old Virgin—we, the battered, beleaguered American public have […]
From Adventures in Babysitting to Thor
My entire frame of reference for Thor is based on one movie: Adventures in Babysitting—a movie, like The Explorers, that was on daily rotation in […]
Movie Review: “Hanna”
I’ve become jaded. Okay, jaded is probably not the right word. But when you’ve seen thousands of movies—3,223 Netflix ratings and counting (Big. Effin. Nyerd.)—and […]
Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch”
I am no longer a Zack Snyder apologist. Before Sucker Punch, I would vehemently disagree with those who said Snyder was all style and no […]
Bradley Cooper Is Limitless
What if a single pill could help achieve all of your unlikeliest dreams? Would you be willing to pay $800 a pill? Would you be […]
Oscars Recap: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Well, the good news: Philly Post readers know how to pick the winners. Of the major categories, you went eight for eight. (I’m giving you […]
More Oscar Picks: Wall Street vs. Real Street
Check out how readers voted in our Philly Post Oscar poll and my picks for the top awards here. As for the rest of the […]
The Best Movies and Performances of 2010
As I look over the last year in movies, there were some interesting trends. It was the year of smart blockbusters (Inception, The Social Network) […]
Go Down the Rabbit Hole With Nicole Kidman
It is an ambitious endeavor to turn a play or musical — especially one that won a Pulitzer Prize — into a film. Sometimes the […]
Remarkable Performances: Christian Bale and Matt Damon
The Fighter When Christian Bale plays “normal” people, I get less caught in his method. But in movies like The Machinist and Rescue Dawn, his […]
Depp, Jolie and the Golden Globes
The Golden Globe nominations were announced on Tuesday. And the world, collectively, said “what the … ?” Typically the awards (which, really, are the drunken […]