divine intervention

If a movie has its heart in the right place, does that make up for a miniscule budget, so-so acting, and a weak script. In the case of Divin...

bob dylan or amy adams?

I'm Not There or Enchanted ? I say try 'em both. The two films lead my latest Consumables column , which also features reviews of Ma...

hitman

The Timothy Olyphant action movie (based on the popular Hitman video game) is decent, but not great. Its core audience will eat it up, but n...

bob dylan on film

In L.A. Weekly , I discuss the movies Dylan has made about his own legacy: Eat the Document , Renaldo and Clara , and Masked and Anonymous ....

lcd soundsystem

45:33 was a project LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy put together for Nike: a long instrumental suite of songs that joggers could listen t...

mr. magorium's wonder emporium

The movie's title is a mouthful, but Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a really special family film, anchored by a terrific performa...

me on no country for old men

My review appears here as part of my Consumables column. Also in there: my thoughts on Lars and the Real Girl , The Assassination of Jesse ...

no country for old men and the coen brothers

After you've seen No Country for Old Men and digested it fully, proceed immediately to David Edelstein's terrific dissection of the...

afi film festival: the final weekend

AFI wraps up on Sunday, but there are still some worthwhile films left on the slate. Here's a rundown at the L.A. Weekly , including tw...

radiohead's new album

Has the hype over In Rainbows died down yet? Can we discuss the album on its own terms? Great -- here's my review.

somebody help martin freeman

Martin Freeman, you may recall, was the lovelorn nice guy in the original version of The Office . He seemed destined to break out after that...