21 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Chris Miller, 2012)

21 Jump Street  is such an unnecessary remake that even the film itself acknowledges its own pointlessness. It's a moment of upfront hon...

50 Book Pledge #8: George R.R. Martin — A Clash of Kings

A Game of Thrones  ends with enough cliffhangers that the other six entries in this still-unfinished saga could each be merely a continuatio...

Faust (F.W. Murnau, 1926)

[This is my second entry in my Blind Spots series] F.W. Muranu's final German film, Faust , is a glorious send-off for the Hollywood-bou...

50 Book Pledge #7: George R.R. Martin — A Game of Thrones

I'd never heard of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire  series before the HBO show was announced, news that didn't make me rush out ...

Steven Spielberg: The Terminal

Spielberg's first film to truly address the changing American landscape after September 11, The Terminal  is at once a key point in his ...

Last Days Here (Don Argott & Demian Fenton, 2012)

The same pitch that drew me to Last Days Here , that it was a rawer version of 2009's excellent documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil , ...

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Neveldine/Taylor, 2012)

After the gross incompetence of Marvel's first cinematic crack at one of its intriguing lesser-tier characters, I can't imagine anyo...