Staff Blog Entries

Colonel Sanders, call your agent

I'm not gonna link to the trailer for R.I.P.D., which stands for Rest In Peace Department, because that's hilarious and ...

Oblivion: symbolism is fun!

Why, yes, Tom Cruise's character does dress in white and live in an ivory tower above the clouds. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/19/44091/ And ...

New releases opening this week: To the Wonder, Oblivion, and more

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/19/44088/ They'll always have Paris. I liked To the Wonder. A lot. Others were less enthusiastic. C'est la vie. I ...

Trailer Park: Man of Steel

Fight heterophobia!

You know, "fear of the different." Because if a super-dude saved my son from a bus that was sinking into ...

New releases opening this week: 42, Trance, Room 237, and more

When you've got a story like Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, maybe the best move ...

A closer look at the poster for Iron Man 3

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/09/43459/ Um, Tony? Maybe don't punch things with the hand that doesn't have any armor on it. Did you learn ...

Death imitates art

Oh, man. FilmDrunk reports on an English film director who died while trying to live like a homeless person. Basically, ...

Iron Man 3 director refuses to comment on whether or not he added nipples to the Iron Man suit

Dept. of No, Not really

Is it Batman all over again? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/08/43381/

So, what are you doing tonight?

A couple of things you might have missed.

http://vimeo.com/56897454 People, I Am Not A Hipster. But then, you knew that. A hipster would never write for anything so ...

New releases opening this week

Scott Marks must have changed his meds to something that softens the heart. Either that, or the Aussies know how ...

Evil Dead review is up

Because some of you are going tonight, right?

RIP Roger Ebert

I'm sure my partner will have much more to say about the death of critical giant Roger Ebert. But I ...

The Shining is The Evil Dead

Paging Room 237: I got yer fancy explanation right here.

So there's a movie coming out on Friday called The Evil Dead. It's an updated remake of Sam Raimi's 1981 ...

Sandler v. Apatow on middle age

Remember This is 40, Judd Apatow's meditation on what his life would be like if he looked like Paul Rudd? ...

Shia LaBeouf is the gift that keeps on giving.

So the kerfuffle between Shia LaBeouf and Alec Baldwin from a while back came up again when The Beef went ...

Pixar announces second Finding Nemo sequel for 2017

Dept. of No, Not Really

So Finding Nemo 2, er, Finding Dory, is due for 2015. Because while Albert Brooks as a father reconnecting with ...

Death is coming.

Look, it's Good Friday, the day Christians believe God died. Even if you're not a believer, it's a pretty deathy ...

New movie releases opening this week

After several scheduling delays, Lore is finally in theaters. I really thought I was over WWII films. But this one, ...

Hey everybody, remember Vacation?

You know, the one with Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo?

Yeah, well, they're in talks to reprise their roles in the inevitable reboot. But you know what I'd rather see? ...

Trailer Park: Pain & Gain: Michael Bay doesn't care about your stinkin' lyrics, man

I mean, the name of the song is "Thrift Shop."

So there's a red-band trailer for Michael Bay's bodybuilding caper movie Pain & Gain. I can't embed it because I'm ...