December! Oscar bait! Blockbusters! Oscar bait blockbusters! Twenty two movies! Stuff from last month goes wider! Fortune favours the bold! The bold favour fortune! Money talks! Talk monies! Okay, I’m done.( Decemberween! )

October! Oscar bait starts to bob on the surface, looking for nibbles of glory! Horror films vie for the coveted Halloween bump! And a whole lot of middle-of-the-road crap starts to jam up the Cineplex! I’m really excited about the first few films on the list, but I’ll be honest, I haven’t been hitting the theatres nearly as often as the old days. ( Read more... )

September, where Oscar begins to rear his golden head. Where dark horses make their intentions known, and box office bounty is, well, lean. Historically, you get a nice mix of genre films and award favorites that want to beat the fall rush, and this year is no exception. Not monster tentpole releases, but there’s nothing really terrible either. ( Read more... )

August. The dumping ground for Summer’s leftovers. All the money’s been spent, but there’s always a few stragglers looking for glory. But lo! What light through yon window breaks? ‘Tis Edgar Wright, come to save our souls! There’s a lot of chaff this month, but there are a few real gems in the batch. I recommend we dive in and pan for metaphors. ( Read more... )

July! Where the big boys come out to play! Get off the playground if you want to live! Actually, this year’s July releases aren’t nearly as small-film trampling as usual, no Will Smith in sight, though his son is doing a fair number on the competition in KARATE KID. TOY STORY should coast through much of the month, but there are some solid titles ( Read more... )

This could be the deadest June in a very long time. The past Memorial Day weekend was the weakest in 15 years, and there’s only one guaranteed hit on the list this month. There’s a whole lot of mediocre on deck, but hopefully some will turn out to be better than expected. Let’s take a look, shall we?( Previews away! )

May! Summer movie season officially kicks off! The blockbusters come out to dominate! Small films still try to get a taste of the overflow crowds but get summarily ignored! Expectations are high! Few will be met! Nerdrage will explode! Actually, this year that’s not true, since despite the explosion of comic book films, there are few proper big- ( Read more... )

April! Often the second stage of the early summer assault, this month is light on blockbusters, but there’s one monster topping the list, a few likely hits, and several stinkers. Let’s get crackalackin’( Here be previews! )

March. In like a lion, out like a lamb. This year, it’s in like a rabbit, out like a dragon. It’s quite a mix this month, with everything but horror representin’, pretty light entertainment all around. Nothing earth shattering, but no obvious candidates for WORST. MOVIE. EVER. Or are there? Let’s take a look.
( March Preview Y'all )

So I had recorded the first five hours of 24 when the DVR lost its mind, no problem, the internet would help me catch up anytime I felt like it. Now about three more hours have passed. I happened to see an ad for this week's episode, and oh noes, Jack is being tortured by terrorists. Just seeing that makes me not want to see this season at all. It' ( Read more... )