Big Hitter: Iron Man II Poster, DVD Advice, and the Victoria's Secret Live Diary is Tonight!

Model Heidi Klum walks the runway during the 2009 Victoria's Secret fashion show at The Armory on November 19, 2009.
Model Heidi Klum walks the runway during the 2009 Victoria's Secret fashion show at The Armory on November 19, 2009. - WireImage

DVD That Might Interest You
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian? Terminator Salvation? Nah, let's go for Continued

Big Hitter: Superman, Iron Man, and Thoughts on Today's Film Culture

Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal - "Brothers" (2009)
Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal - "Brothers" (2009) - Lionsgate

What I'm Seeing This Week
Brothers, Leap Year, and The Princess and the Frog.

The thing that intrigues me about Brothers is that Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal actually do look like brothers. I suppose that old rumor about Jake Gyllenhaal taking over for Spider-Man now makes complete sense. They're… Continued

The Odds on The Top 12 Best Picture Nominees

An Oscar statuette is displayed on the opening day of the "Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles" exhibition, 09 February 2007 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles
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It's been a strange year for movies. The residual effects of the writers' strike combined with The Academy opening the Best Picture field to 10 entrants has left people looking around for favorites. But there's no heat behind any of the titles, and consensus has yet to form on even five "great"… Continued

New Moon Rules the Box-Office Weekend

Taylor Lautner as Jacob Kristen Stewart as Bella in 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Kristen Stewart as Bella in 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' - Summit Entertainment

The Twilight Saga: New Moon took in an estimated $140.7 million (domestically) over the weekend, doubling Twilight's box-office opening, for the third biggest opening weekend of all time. The estimate includes a 43 percent dip for Sunday's box office, so the title could finish even stronger ... if… Continued

Review: New Moon A Definite Improvement

'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'
'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' - Summit Entertainment

"A legitimate artistic expression on love, loss, and the obsessive qualities of initial attraction."

From the start of the moody and brooding opening title cards you know you're in for a better experience than the last go-round. Director Chris Weitz has delivered a treat, a… Continued

Big Hitter: New Moon, Sonicsgate, and How Critics Matter

Marvel Comics' "Kick-Ass"
Marvel Comics' "Kick-Ass" - Marvel Comics

What I'm Seeing This Week
The Blind Side: The trailer looks cheesy, but I've heard it's better than that snippet suggests.
New Moon: The people who have seen it say it's better than the original, which wouldn't be all that difficult. By the way, there are still a few seats left in our Seattle NewContinued

Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox is Worth the Price of Admission

"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009)
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) - 20th Century Fox

"A boisterous and magnificent treat."

Does money actually inhibit creativity? I pondered that as I watched Fantastic Mr. Fox, only a week after taking in the bloated and pricey A Christmas Carol. Evidently Christmas Carol cost around five times what Fantastic Mr. Fox did. And yet, … Continued

Review: 2012 Slightly More Big and Fun Than Dumb

"2012" (2009)
"2012" (2009) - Sony Pictures

"2012 is good pulp."

2012 is the rare case of a bad film that I'm nevertheless obliged to recommend you see. And really, the first two hours are pretty solid, it's only in the last 40 minutes or so that the story slides directly off the rails. But the special effects? Superb. The… Continued

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