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Taking what we can get out of Dark Shadows

The good news is that Dark Shadows has its share of pleasant surprises. The bad news is they are only surprises.

Presenting Ron Powers: Courier

Moth Diaries: a bloodless vampire movie

Mary Harron's tepid horror film wants to unpack the Gothic vampire genre, but it's mostly just a let-down.

21st century Stooges

The #2 movie at the box office (ugh) is faithful to the slapsticky spirit of the original, but is that enough?

Why didn't The Hunger Games work?

A discussion in three parts.

Is Bully effective? Yes and no.

Lee Hirsch wants his documentary to change the world. It won't.

Filmocalypse #12: They Live

"Wearin' these glasses makes you high, but, oh, you come down hard."

The Deep Blue Sea: a portrait of manipulation

Not the shark movie. But still a story of predator and prey.

Filmocalypse #11: The Happening

M. Night's movie about a sinister force that makes us want to kill ourselves — and it it's not the plants.

21 Jump Street should've been better

It won the weekend with a $36.3 million opening, but Lord and Miller's buddy-flick meta-comedy still feels like a missed opportunity.

Misfits, but really, it all fits.

A smart British TV series about a group of petty criminals who suddenly get superpowers — like Heroes or Chronicle, only better.

Praise the Lord (and Miller)

A call to support the comedy duo behind Clone High, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and now, 21 Jump Street.

Silver linings of the Full Sequence

A half-dozen reasons why I love like admire the Human Centipede sequel.

A city under siege by guerilla musicians

The Swedish comedy-heist movie Sound of Noise.

This week's dying gasp: Drive

Our Friday wrap-up for the week of March 3–9, 2012.

Album Review: Cursive's I Am Gemini

A concept album that is neither and both.

Filmpocalypse #10: Last Night

The final evening on earth we all saw coming.

Filmpocalypse #9: Pontypool

"It's not the end of the world. It's just the end of the day."

The joke's on us

When it comes to exemplifying Tim & Eric's particular brand of anti-comedy, Billion Dollar Movie is good as an intro, weak as a climax.

Ron Powers: Courier
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