I love Terry Gilliam, not in spite of his occasionally terrible movies (looking at you, Tideland) but because of them. Continue Reading

So you remember how the Mad Hatter was a fairly small part of the original Alice in Wonderland story? Well, things change. Continue Reading

If you read my post from yesterday, you will find a guy who couldn’t be more excited about the prospect of a Michael Mann-directed portrait of 30s outlaw John Dilinger with Johnny Depp in the lead role and Christian Bale as the lawman Melvin Purvis chasing him down with all guns blazing. Continue Reading

When I see Johnny Depp jangle his spurs and draw down on witless security guards spouting “gimme all your money” in a down home Southern drawl, I’m sure I will let out a little sigh of pure happiness. These sighs communicate one thing and one thing alone: God, I’m glad to be at the movies right now. Continue Reading

I haven’t always been the most avid Tim Burton fan. Some of his movies (like Sleepy Hollow) have felt just a little too “style over substance” to me…weird for the sake of weird. Continue Reading

If these posters say nothing else, they say this: Jack Sparrow and Batman are in this movie.  And they’ve got badass guns. Continue Reading