Saturday, July 04, 2009

Take 2 nurses and ...

TV nurses snorting Percocet, shtupping co-workers and railing against lunacy; plus, Fox’s new season

By Jim McFarlin

Backlot

Gangster film now shooting ... set in a Detroit pawn shop by Jeff Meyers

Couch Trip

A bizarrely queer love triangle, and a horror flick so bad it's scary by Metro Times film writers

Cheat Code

Weapons of Fate will have you off and killing in no time by Bryant Franks

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Movie review: If you seek an exhilarating, imaginative and genuinely emotional experience in 3-D animation, go see UP. If you're ... by Corey Hall

Depp charge

Movie review: Michael Mann manhandles Dillinger with psychological fetishes, visual splendor and Johnny’s cheekbones by Jeff Meyers

Moon

Movie review: If Samuel Jackson is "da man" then Sam Rockwell is "da other man." From brooding killer to likeable perve... by Jeff Meyers

Previous Stories

Couch Trip

French auteur probes the mind, while a booty battle probes the behind | By Metro Times film writers [6/24/2009]

Cheat Code

Swinging through the thermonuclear future with Bionic Commando | By Bryant Franks [6/24/2009]

Couch Trip

An epic of Dostoyevskian proportions and an eco-savvy slasher flick | By Metro Times film writers [6/17/2009]

In Memoriam

Eddie Murphy's Film Career, 1982-2009 | By Corey Hall [6/17/2009]

Over easy

Dave Eggers on Away We Go and how novels trump films every time | By Jeff Meyers [6/17/2009]

Life-altaring TV

Idiot Boxing: A Detroit couple’s wedding-day jitters debuts on national TV | By Jim McFarlin [6/17/2009]

Try the windshield theater

On kicking it truck-style at the drive-in | By Michael Jackman [6/17/2009]

Previous Film Reviews

Big Man Japan

Film: Japan's leading comedian makes his grab for the Beta Capsule | By Jeff Meyers [6/24/2009]

The Stoning of Soraya M.

Film: The Stoning of Soraya M. is set in rural post-revolution Iran, yet it feels so far outside our accep... By Corey Hall [6/24/2009]

The Proposal

Film: Rom-com road-trip is the season's prime guilty pleasure | By Corey Hall [6/24/2009]

Year One

Film: When will Hollywood understand that a little Jack Black goes a long way? A long list of comic misfir... By Jeff Meyers [6/24/2009]

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

Dining: It’s big, loud and fast … and stupid as hell | By Jeff Meyers [6/26/2009]

Food, Inc.

Film: And that ain't the half of it | By Jeff Meyers [6/26/2009]

My Sister's Keeper

Film: Voiceover narration is the surest sign of desperation, so imagine a movie with seven narrators, all ... By Corey Hall [6/26/2009]

Little Ashes

Film: Lorca loves Dalí. And Dalí loves himself. Buñuel loves film. You can’t win. And... By Jeff Meyers [6/26/2009]

Rudo y Cursi

Film: Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal star as squabbling sibs, rivals in life and on the soccer p... By Corey Hall [6/29/2009]

MCG HEARTS THE MITTEN.

by: Corey Hall on 5/21/2009

ALL HAIL JACKIE EARLE HALEY

by: Brian Smith on 3/10/2009

MORONS AT THE MOVIES.

by: Corey Hall on 2/11/2009

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