There is something to be said for having a really straight-forward idea. "This is just a movie about cowboys and aliens." I like it! There's an honesty to it that is refreshing, and I know that it's…   Read Story »

As of writing this, Cowboys And Aliens squeaked out an incredibly close win over Crazy Stupid Love for this week's Videogum Movie Club selection. Let's all be sports, even if we voted differently,…   Read Story »

Guys, can we all just agree that families are weird? It's 2011. Can we just finally for once and for all recognize that there are both good and bad things about families, and that it is definitely…   Read Story »

OK SO BASICALLY IT IS JUST TRAILER DAY THE WHOLE WORLD DECIDED? JUST AT LEAST GIVE US A HEADS UP NEXT TIME, PLEASE, HOLLYWOOD, SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S COMING. I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT SNACKS! AND TAKEN A…   Read Story »

Somehow, against all odds, there is still a lot to be said about the complications of romantic love. That shouldn't really be the case. So much has already been said about it! It's a topic that…   Read Story »

Oh well. And I had been looking forward to this one, too. Iron Man 2 was long, and boring, and overly complicated only to be too simply resolved, and most importantly it wasn't very much fun. But…   Read Story »

Iron Man 2 trailer, you guys: I am glad that they replaced Terrence Howard with Don Cheadle. You can just tell from this trailer what an important change that was. Slow down, Don Cheadle! Save…   Read Story »

Couples Retreat, this fall's most thinly veiled paid vacation for Vince Vaughan and his friends, was already obviously terrible. We all know that. No one is wondering whether or not Couples Retreat,…   Read Story »

I've been avoiding this news all day in some kind of denial-based anger-fog, but Couples Retreat was/is the #1 movie in America? Well played, Paul Blart: Tropical Resort Cop. These colors run to…   Read Story »

Couples Retreat trailer, you guys: Get it? They're all miserable people with tiny, wretched lives! In the sun! Boy, I sure wish I was in a dead-end loveless marriage, spending my days cheating…   Read Story »