Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Kudos to Guy Ritchie and his creative team for waiting until the second Sherlock Holmes film to reveal Professor James Moriarty. Sometimes, holding back can […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
Review: The Sitter
It’s tough to find the right note of comedy in a movie about an irresponsible man endangering the lives of children. At least in A […]
The Champagne Room: Keith Champagne Day
Since last we spoke, exactly one of you chimed in with a name for this column. Luckily, it happened to be a pretty good idea […]
From Horror With Love: Filmmaker Dave Reda Speaks
From where we sit in the SF Bay Area, it’s great to see a local boy hacking away at the Hollywood jungle and producing some […]
Review: Contagion
The smattering of first responses for Contagion from people who haven’t yet seen it have sounded like this, “Wasn’t this done already?” and then, “Wasn’t […]
Review: Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil
“It doesn’t matter what happened,” a bee-stung Tucker (Alan Tudyk) tells his bumpkin best friend Dale (Tyler Labine). “What matters is what looks like what […]
Review: Conan The Barbarian
From the opening minutes of Conan the Barbarian, it’s clear that the filmmakers have at least read the comics, if not the original Robert E. […]
Review: Fright Night
It’s tough to be a vampire these days. Everywhere you turn, somebody has a different vision of you. You’re on TV, you’re in teen romances, […]
Comic-Con 2011: Mad Filmmakers Go Beyond Bellflower
Comic-Con can be a fantasyland where people go to indulge their dreams. So in that sense, the presence of the cast and crew of Bellflower […]
Review: 30 Minutes Or Less
Watching 30 Minutes or Less, based on an actual bank robbery attempt, has to cause a strange split in the audience. It top bills three […]
Keith Champagne’s Nameless Column: Convention Conversations
I don’t believe that the third time is the charm. I don’t believe that four leaf clovers are lucky. And I don’t believe in saving […]
Comic-Con 2011: James Gunn Is Still ‘Super’
In a year when the movies feel flooded with superheroes, one came out of the gate early, violently and yet somewhat quietly. That would be […]
The Rise Of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
It’s a nice surprise when a summer blockbuster hooks you in with a small compelling human drama. Even more of a surprise would be when […]
Review: Cowboys & Aliens
Review by Ted Kopulos The opening town sequence of Cowboys & Aliens is every Western you’ve ever seen, so the things I’m about to tell […]
Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Score one for truth, justice and the American Way. Yes, that’s Superman’s motto, but it’s never been more fully inhabited, more sincerely realized, than in […]
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special
This Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special film adaptation proves that sometimes, you have to make your own opportunities…
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
And now we reach childhood’s end. At least, that seems to be the consensus across the US as teenagers and young adults tweet from their […]
Alien Beach Crashers
Once again, Director Sean Becker (The Guild), Zeb Wells (Robot Chicken, many, many Marvel Comics) and Team Unicorn combine their forces for a poke at […]
First Poster For The Dark Knight Rises
The first official poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises popped up tonight. It’s glorious. Simply glorious. Rumor has it there will be a […]
Review: Horrible Bosses
In the 80’s, we had a popular song (and saying) “Take This Job and Shove It” that turned into a middling movie. The following decade, […]
