For the first time in all of my years of doing this, I’m not incredibly thrilled with my end of the year list. As usual, there are movies appearing on other people’s lists that I haven’t gotten to see, and unfortunate timing means I won’t be seeing them for another couple of weeks at the best. Rather than hold out on my “Best of” list for 2011 until the point that... 

Last week I talked about movies that shouldn’t be remade: those prestigious classics that are so engrained in our culture that attempting to create a new version is most likely going to wind up a disaster. We saw it with Gus Van Saint’s Psycho and within the past few weeks with Arthur. Unfortunately, not all movies are of such a high caliber bearing as those we talked about last week. Sometimes... 

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. Earlier this week Tim made his predictions, which included the guess that this weekend would have one of the biggest box office openings to date.... 

Well, the Arthur remake was just as bad as I expected, although for more reasons than I originally anticipated. After months of hearing some of the writers and comedians I respect grumbling about what a bad idea the remake was, I finally gave in and watched the original and agreed with almost all of them instantly. Arthur simply isn’t a movie that should be remade. Not only is it a product of its... 

Sometimes I hate reviewing remakes. As a critic, I want to accept or reject a picture on its own merits, yet a remake enters different territory. Frequently, comparisons are impossible to make. How could you review a remake of MGM’s Wizard of Oz without comparing a contemporary actor to Judy Garland’s iconic portrayal of Dorothy? Would it even be possible to see a modern version of The Godfather... 

You’ve heard Tim make his weekly predictions on our podcast, guessing how the box office numbers are going to play out as we discuss each week’s estimates. Now we’re putting them down in text just to see how good Tim’s track record winds up. Tune in each week as we compare Tim’s predictions against the actual numbers from the box office weekend, as Tim takes on the Box... 

We’re back from a week’s absence. Unfortunately, hectic scheduling has kept us from seeing this week’s new releases, but we do discuss the merits of the original Arthur and compare it with the trailer for the remake (full review of the remade Arthur will be forthcoming). We start our new Artist of the Month with a look at Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend,... 

You’ve heard Tim make his weekly predictions on our podcast, guessing how the box office numbers are going to play out as we discuss each week’s estimates. Now we’re putting them down in text just to see how good Tim’s track record winds up. Tune in each week as we compare Tim’s predictions against the actual numbers from the box office weekend, as Tim takes on the Box... 

Arthur is a movie that has existed off my radar for quite some time. I’m not the biggest fan of Dudley Moore, and a comedy about an alcoholic who can’t get his life in order seemed… well, a comedy at the lower end of the spectrum and outside of my tastes. With a remake hitting theaters this week, and everyone I know as well as some professional writers whose blogs I follow demanding that anyone... 

I’m going to be honest. I’m still rather shaken that Hop performed as well as it did this past weekend. We got a decent sci-fi/action movie and an animated/live action blend about a would-be Easter Bunny who poops jelly beans is what takes the box office? It’s truly a disturbing world we live in. That was supposed to be an easy weekend to call, too. This weekend… well, it’s anybody’s guess,...