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Guitar gods
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10/15/2009
- By
Matthew Reed
Think of it as “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” for fans of rock and blues guitar.
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‘Extract’ pure vanilla
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9/10/2009
- By
Matthew Reed
Last year I wrote an open letter to Mike Myers about “The Love Guru,” telling him that he essentially made a half-assed copy of a Mike Myers movie, gave him some slack for perhaps being a bit rusty, and making some suggestions for how he could avoid such a disaster in the future.
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War torn
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8/6/2009
- By
Matthew Reed
I’d be willing to bet my house that you’ll see this one at the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
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Boldly going forward
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5/14/2009
- By
Matthew Reed
Ain’t nothing in this world more ossified than a serial drama that spans four decades, six television series, 10 movies and Lord only knows how many books, comics, and gay fantasy fan stories.
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Coming of age
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4/9/2009
- By
Matthew Reed
“Adventureland,” it turns out, is the best kind of nostalgia movie — the kind that doesn’t punch you in the face with nostalgia.
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Stop-motion fantasy
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2/12/2009
- By
Matthew Reed
I suppose the first thing I should tell you about “Coraline” is that you probably shouldn’t bring little ones to it.
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Without a ‘Doubt’
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12/25/2008
- By
Matthew Reed
It’s not terribly often that you come across a movie that manages to be tense and suspenseful using dialogue instead of chase scenes, that’s philosophical without being ponderous, that’s heartbreaking while avoiding schmaltz.
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