by Dave Thomas Last May, three potentially great blockbusters came along and broke our hearts. This month four movies with the same potential (well, maybe not Speed Racer) are in play. Are we ready to love again? MAY 2 MADE OF HONOR WHAT’S THE PITCH? My Best Female Friend’s Wedding WILL IT SUCK? Hey, I’m […]

by Dave Thomas Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Oftentimes, April is the East River of months, a dumping ground for corpses of films that are already dead but just don’t know it yet. Fortunately, there only seem to be a few of those this year. April 4 LEATHERHEADS WHAT’S THE PITCH? Old-timey football […]

We’re willing to cut Harmony Korine some slack for the unwatchable Julien Donkey-Boy and for being a total fucking dick. He did direct Gummo after all. His latest, Mr Lonely, actually looks pretty interesting. From the IFC website Only Harmony Korine (writer of KIDS, auteur of GUMMO, JULIEN DONKEY-BOY) could weave Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, […]

by Dave Thomas Nick Stahl and Charlize Theron in Sleepwalking After last March gave us 300 and Zodiac, this year’s take on the month feels like kind of a let-down. ———————————— March 7 ———————————— CJ7 WHAT’S THE PITCH? Stephen Chow’s E.T. WILL IT SUCK? Early buzz is mixed. I think people were expecting more from […]