top ten movies of 2006

I've been meaning to put this up for a week, but writing deadlines and real-life obligations got in the way. But here they are ... links...

jennifer garner has a not-so-good cry

Catch and Release is writer-director Susannah Grant's ambitious attempt at melding the tear-jerker and the romantic comedy. But Alias s...

what do matt damon, david lynch, and darren aronofsky have in common?

None of them got nominated for an Oscar. But they all made great movies in 2006.

the hitcher

Is The Hitcher as bad as you imagine? Honestly, it may be worse.

iraq and darfur: two tales of suffering

What's the difference between Iraq and Darfur? Nothing, says writer David Bosco, and that's the problem : It's natural that Amer...

don't just laugh -- do something

Great piece from Courtney E. Martin in the Baltimore Sun who suggests that, while shows like The Daily Show are a great outlet for our coll...

justin timberlake

It's not an unhealthy obsession -- I just respect the dude. OK?

the new music poll on the block

Idolator's new Jackin' Pop Critics Poll means to dethrone the Village Voice 's annual Pazz & Jop music poll as the authorita...

children of men and letters from iwo jima

Over at The Simon , I review several of the Oscar-hopeful films of the season. Other than Children of Men and Letters From Iwo Jima , though...

robert wilson speaks

The theater director, known for Einstein on the Beach and The Black Rider , stars in a new documentary about his life: Absolute Wilson . I ...