NYC Film Critic

Wed 3 Feb 2010

Darkness on the Edge of Town

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Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness
Directed by Martin Campbell
Starring Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
**
As much as I’d like to avoid turning my review of Edge of Darkness into a referendum on the state of Mel Gibson’s career, it’s impossible to discuss the movie without at least acknowledging the baggage its leading man brings with him.

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Tags: Edge of Darkness, Martin Campbell, Mel Gibson

Thu 21 Jan 2010

The Tooth Hurts

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Dwayne Johnson dons wings and a tutu in his latest movie.Â My review can be found here.

Tags: Dwayne Johnson, The Tooth Fairy

Thu 14 Jan 2010

Have Book…Will Travel

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My take on Denzel Washington’s new post-apocalyptic action movie.Â Surprise!Â It’s actually worth seeing despite the January release date.Â Just be warned that the final act is…well, let’s just say messy.Â Read the full details here.

Tags: Denzel Washington, The Book of Eli, The Hughes Brothers

Wed 23 Dec 2009

The Best (and Worst) of 2009

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Tags: A Serious Man, Collapse, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, In the Loop, Passing Strange, Summer Hours, The Limits of Control, Thirst, Up, Where the Wild Things Are

Tue 15 Dec 2009

Avatar Reviewed

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My take on James Cameron’s Avatar

Tags: Avatar, James Cameron, Zoe Saldana

Sun 13 Dec 2009

NYFCO Awards ’09

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The New York Film Critics Online, the critics organization of which I am a part, met today to hand out our 2009 awards.Â The results are below…believe me, I’m still surprised (in a good way) by our Best Picture choice.Â Look for my review of this film early this week.

BEST PICTURE
Avatar (20th Century Fox)

DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)

ACTOR
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

ACTRESS
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique (Precious)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Inglourious Basterds – Robert Richardson

SCREENPLAY
Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
The White Ribbon (Sony Classics)

DOCUMENTARY
The Cove (Roadside Attractions)

ANIMATED FEATURE
Up (Disney/Pixar)

FILM MUSIC OR SCORE
Crazy Heart – Steve Bruton & T. Bone Burnett, music supervisor, Jeffrey Pollack

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

DEBUT AS DIRECTOR
Marc Webb [(500) Days of Summer]

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
In the Loop (IFC Films)

BEST 11 PICTURES (Alphabetical)
Adventureland (Miramax Films)
Avatar (20th Century Fox)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight)
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)
The Messenger (Oscilloscope)
Precious (Lionsgate)
A Serious Man (Focus Features)
Two Lovers (Magnolia
Up (Disney/Pixar)
Up in the Air (Paramount)