Metro Weekly

Film

  • Singular Sensation

    By on December 23, 2009

    Five minutes into A Single Man, fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut, you realize you're seeing art. At first it seems to be that highly...

  • Virtuoso Virtuality

    By on December 17, 2009

    Avatar is the type of film that only the self-proclaimed ''King of the World'' could make. James Cameron has tackled futuristic killing machines, stomach-splitting aliens...

  • Playing the Heartstrings

    By on December 9, 2009

    There's nothing better than an uplifting movie to please the masses that's released just in time for the holidays. And if it involves sports, score!...

  • Road Weary

    By on November 26, 2009

    The long and winding road leads... well, I don't know where. In The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's recent short novel, it seemingly leads to...

  • Moon Men

    By on November 19, 2009

    Better than the first one. Still sucks. That's the distilled version for those who are sick and tired of hearing about ''The Twilight Saga'' and...

  • Tears Worth Shedding

    By on November 18, 2009

    When it comes to the word precious and movies, it's tough not to think of a kidnapped girl trapped in a hole trying to lure...

  • Parting Glances

    By on October 28, 2009

    Even in his final days, Michael Jackson's crotch grabs were awkward and excessive. And the man came across as a bit creepy and gangly –...

  • Freak Show

    By on October 21, 2009

    As the vampire-version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Willow liked to say, ''Bored now.'' Maybe that's not completely true for every minute of Cirque du...

  • Ungrateful Dead

    By on September 30, 2009

    I'm gonna live forever. Baby remember my name.... In a cutthroat world where luck is just as important as skill, only a few survive. And...

  • Punctuation's Mark!

    By on September 16, 2009

    Isn't it nice when filmmakers are so excited about the final product that they add an exclamation point to the title? The Informant! It's about...

  • Ball Bearings

    By on September 2, 2009

    Schlemiel, schlimazel, Hasenpfeffer Incorporated. We’re going to do it....While many who troop to see Mike Judge’s Extract might be too young to remember the opening...

  • Numbed by Nazis

    By on August 19, 2009

    One hundred and forty minutes is an awful lot of foreplay for a 10-minute payoff. Yet that’s what Quentin Tarantino is requiring of audiences who...

  • Alienation

    By on August 12, 2009

    Some stories hinge on a dramatic juncture in human history. Some are guided by a need to delve into the intricacies of relationships and emotions....

  • Cook's Country

    By on August 5, 2009

    If there’s a secret ingredient, you can bet it’s butter. Butter makes everything better. And there is absolutely no substitute for it in cooking. Using...

  • Leukemia Laughs

    By on July 29, 2009

    Though it happens all the time in movies or in sitcoms, I’ve never actually known someone to make a deal with a cabbie that the...