Beautiful Boy
There might have been more power—and beauty—in a more understated approach all around.
Ryan Murphy
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Eat Pray Love (2010)
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Directed by
Roger Ebert
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FX's Historic Series Pose is Glamorous, Reverent
A review of the new FX series, "Pose."
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. is Three Shows in One
A review of the new USA mini-series about the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. from a director of American Crime Story.
Into the Life of a Madman with American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
A review of the latest crime mini-series from Ryan Murphy.
FOX Launches Two New Shows to Start 2018: “LA to Vegas” and “9-1-1”
A review of two new FOX shows, one promising and one horrendous.
Fall TV Preview 2017
A look at all of the new shows on network TV this fall.
Ryan Murphy Tackles Trump’s America in Daring “American Horror Story: Cult”
A review of the seventh season of "American Horror Story," the best in years.
Hot Docs Interview 2017: Alexandre O. Philippe on “78/52”
An interview with Alexandre O. Philippe, director of "78/52," at Hot Docs 2017.
Tribeca 2017: “Dabka,” “Take Me,” “Chuck”
A report on three films from the second weekend of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Star Power Almost Justifies “Feud: Bette & Joan”
A review of FX's new mini-series, "Feud: Bette & Joan."
The Ten Best TV Shows of 2016
Our TV critic picks the best shows of 2016.
A Short Film About Everything: On Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Dekalog”
A review of "Dekalog," newly restored and released by The Criterion Collection.
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2016
A TV critic's picks for the best TV of 2015-16.
Fascinating Drama of "The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”
A review of FX's “The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story.”
FX Hopes You Can Never Leave “American Horror Story: Hotel”
A review of the premiere of "American Horror Story: Hotel."
"Minority Report" and "Scream Queens" Take TV to the Movies
A TV review of two new film-inspired series from FOX, "Minority Report" and "Scream Queens."
Fall TV Preview 2015
A preview of the Fall network TV season, including our pick for the best new show on each channel.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: July 9, 2015
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including "The Killers," "While We're Young," "Home," "Maggie," "Danny Collins," and more!
She Holds the Eye: Jessica Lange Accepts the Kirk Douglas Award
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"Twin Peaks" returns; Is Cancellation Bear unbearable?; Richard Kelly on "Gone Girl"; MZS on "American Horror Show"; Remembering Geoffrey Holder.
Enter Ryan Murphy’s Three-Ring Circus in “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
"American Horror Story" is back with its 4th outing, "Freak Show."
Effective Melodrama of HBO's "The Normal Heart" with Mark Ruffalo
Fantastic performances balance out Ryan Murphy and Larry Kramer’s melodramatic approach to the history of the AIDS crisis in HBO’s highly-anticipated "The Normal Heart," premiering Sunday, May 25th, 2014.
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Paul Walker's digital double; Why Godzilla is still king; The legacy of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"; Larry Kramer on "The Normal Heart" movie; How internet journalism destroyed Tom Cruise.
#17 June 30, 2010
Marie writes: what do you get a man with a massive book collection who has artwork by Edward Lear and huge canvases by Gillian Ayres? What would a man with a Pulitzer and a Webby now renowned for the verbosity of his tweeting, like for his birthday? Much pondering went into answering that. Until suddenly a light-bulb went on above my head! (Click image.)Of course! It's so obvious - turn the Grand Poobah into a super hero! Super Critic: battling the forces of bad movies and championing the little guy, while tweeting where no critic has gone before! In the process, we'll get to see him wearing a red cape and blue tights. Perfect.Note: the artwork was done by Dave Fox of INTOON Productions. He makes personalized comic book covers and animation cels. Diane Kremmer, a long time friend and fellow artist, works and lives with Dave on Pender Island (one of the Gulf Islands off the coast of BC near Washington State.) I spent last weekend with them and took advantage of Dave's cartooning skills. I mention this because he did all the work. I just sat there and drank his wine. :-)
Frogs rain on California, so never go to a Date Movie
Q. I was puzzled to see only one entry for "Beauty and the Beast" under your Great Movies listing, and while Jean Cocteau's magical 1946 film certainly deserves its status, I was sorely disappointed in the exclusion of the Disney version. I cannot think of a reason why you do not consider Disney's film a Great Movie. Company biases? I would hope a pundit of your standing would be above that. Maybe because there's already a Great Movie called "Beauty and the Beast"?
Ridiculous, the people they let write movie reviews these days
Q. I recently came across a post on gawker.com which claimed to contain an excerpt from the worst movie review of all time. The review is for the new Paul Rudd comedy "Role Models" and was written by (name withheld) of FHMOnline.com. Could this be the worst review ever done by a "professional" writer? Also, the article claimed (name withheld) was paid handsomely for writing this drivel. What does that say about the state of film criticism in America when major critics are losing their jobs while rubbish like this is published and paid for?
