The Grand Budapest Hotel: Same As It Never Was, Only Better
That is the magic of Wes Anderson’s film. He makes you nostalgic for something that never was.
Ernest And Celestine: Of Mice And Bears
In the late ‘50s, a Belgian invented smurfs. Things have only gotten stranger over there ever since.
The Grand Budapest Hotel: Wes Anderson’s Latest Hand-Knitted Picture Show
The Grand Budapest Hotel is not set in Hungary. It’s set in the imaginary European Republic of Zubrowka. More exactly, it’s set in the little dollhouse of Wes Anderson’s head.
Particle Fever, Or: Hey Everybody! Physics Is Awesome!
In which the thrill of finding a new subatomic particle is made manifest. It’s Pi day, folks. Let’s talk about physics. And then maybe eat some pie.
Mind Control Double Feature #86: The Good & Bad News About Giant Rabbits
I don’t want to freak you out, but giant, dangerous, super-powered rabbits are everywhere.
Put The Bunny Back In The Box: The 10 Best Nicolas Cage Films
I’m not going to say that Nicolas Cage is the best actor of his generation. I am going to say he’s the strangest. Nicolas Cage is his own genre. Nic Cage is a nouveau shaman.
What Not to Watch: A Good Day to Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard is as terrible as a family of spiders taking up residence in your mouth.
The Wind Rises, And Miyazaki Drifts Away
Hayao Miyazaki’s final film (so he says), The Wind Rises, is a fitting close to his career. It feels ephemeral. It blows by soft as a summer breeze. It’s the […]
Mind Control Double Feature #85: The Flim-Flammery of The Delightfully Rich
Back in the Depression, nothing was more delightful than watching impossibly rich ne’er-do-wells robbing even richer ones only to fall madly in love with one another and sail away into diamond encrusted sunsets.
The Rocket: Fusion and Fallout in Laos
Picture a slice of chocolate cake sprinkled with crushed peanuts, chili flakes, bean sprouts, whole shrimp, and a nice glaze made from nam pla.
Visitors: Godfrey Reggio And Philip Glass Have Returned To Trip You Out
Godfrey Reggio’s latest film (documentary?) (experiment?), Visitors, is something of a continuation of his Qatsi trilogy, but not so much that it earns a Hopi title. It is the Qatsiless Qatsi.
The 86th Academy Awards Have Come for Your Soul
Please join us as we live-blog the pageantry and horror of this year’s Oscar ceremony.
Best of Bay Area Film — March 2014
‘When, oh when’ they will sob in their luncheon-meat cocoons, ‘will I ever release a film that anyone in their right mind would want to see?’
Guaranteed Winning Oscar Picks, 2014 Edition
The Academy Awards, AKA Hollywood’s Meat Parade, are coming to a television near you this Sunday evening, and you know what that means: you’re going to lose the office Oscar pool yet again.