The Writers Guild of America today announced nominations for its annual awards ceremony, and as always there were a number of screenplays that were ineligible (Selma, Birdman, The Theory of Everything, and Mr. Turner to name a few), but there …

Critics and the general populace live very different lives.  Critics live in the bubble—a wonderful place where you see movies early and for free.  Other moviegoers must carve out time in a busy schedule, track down films, and then pay …

The Best Documentary Feature Oscar race is off and running, and the contenders aren’t lacking in quality non-fiction filmmaking.  Out of 134 submissions, 15 films have advanced in the category and will be competing for a nomination in the 87th …

[This is a re-post of my The Internet’s Own Boy review from the Sundance Film Festival. The film opens in theaters today in limited release, and is available on VOD.] We live in a digital age, but in the grand scheme of …

I’ll say this much for The Amazing Spider-Man 2: it’s unique. I can’t recall a film off the top of my head that delivers one cringeworthy moment after another, eye roll upon eye roll, only to stick the landing and …

The first The Internet’s Own Boy trailer has been released for director Brian Knappenberger’s powerful and infuriating documentary about reddit co-founder and political activist Aaron Swartz.  A bright computer programmer from a young age, Swartz committed suicide at the age …

A few new posters have made their way online.  Briefly: Edge of Tomorrow – A new theatrical Edge of Tomorrow poster as well as a pair of banners for the Tom Cruise/Emily Blunt sci-fi actioner.  Directed by Doug Liman, the …

We live in a digital age, but in the grand scheme of things, the Internet is in its infancy.  It’s still relatively new territory where a massive trove of information is at our fingertips, and the world is trying its …