It’s Gatsby time! The latest adaptation of the classic novel comes from Baz Luhrmann, a divisive name in entertainment, who Rafe is predisposed to dislike. So how does he wind up giving Gatsby, and what issues does Thomas take with the adaptation? Have a listen to find out. We also discuss Disney’s plans for adapting Into the Woods (or, as we call it, the next Johnny Depp weirdness project),... 

As with Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, and… well, just about every other picture he’s directed, Baz Luhrman has decided to go in a unique direction with his adaptation of The Great Gatsby. While the film remains in its traditional 1920s era setting, Luhrman’s adaptation makes use of an eclectic R&B soundtrack, produced by Jay-Z and featuring artists ranging from Beyonce and... 

Despite the best predictions, the 85th Annual Academy Awards wound up being filled with a bit more tension than most people would have expected. The first upset came early in the evening as Best Animated Picture went a different way than a lot of people expected, and some surprises just kept coming. I know my Twitter feed was filled with fellow web critics commenting on how quickly some of their predictions... 

I probably should have put up my actual Oscar predictions a week ago, but let’s be honest: nobody is using what I say to place any bets in office betting pools. There are certainly a lot better qualified people to use as a basis for gambling, say Nate Silver, for example (whose predictions I still haven’t looked at beyond bookmarking the page). Hell, I still haven’t even seen all... 

Oh early spring film releases. The Oscar films have gone wide, the crappy horror/comedy/romantic movies are getting ready to do well for an opening weekend before exiting quickly and the critical community is organizing their obligatory top ten lists. Now, given that this is my first top ten list on an actual site, I figured that I had to go all out in terms of stockpiling on film consumption for the... 

I really loved 2012 as an overall year for film. There were so many groundbreaking films in various genres, whether they were the biggest of blockbusters or the smallest of independent productions. Yet, they can’t all be gems. Every year has its stinkers and, while there were a limited amount of them, the ones that really stung hurt like hell. Might as well try to heal the wounds by going down my... 

It’s time for a visit to the trailer park. This week we look at a few trailers that have been out for a month or so (but ones we haven’t talked about before), several independent pictures that might be worth keeping an eye on, and even a television teaser. So, without further ado, let’s get right to the trailers. We’ll start this week with a trailer that is hardly new. In fact,... 

Part of looking at movies does involve the business side of show business. We try to have a little fun with it, as each week Tim makes his predictions as to how movies will perform at the Box Office. Then, on Sundays, we look at how Tim’s predictions fared. It’s been a while since we’ve focused on the box office side of things. Tim himself admitted he was a bit rusty as he made his predictions. Considering... 

Since I’m trying to jump-start life back into the site, I figured a good thing to do was to bring back some of the regular content. It doesn’t get more regular than taking a look at what’s hitting theaters each week and telling you which movie has the best chance of getting our box office dollar. Add in Tim’s Box Office predictions, and you’ve got a nice weekly summary... 

I’ve been trying to get this rebooted column kicked off for a while now and this year’s football extravaganza has finally given me the motivation to do so. So welcome to the new trailer park, where we gather the latest trailers and commercials to hit the web and give you our opinions on how interested we are in the movies they promote – in other words, how well the trailers do their...