Reading Roger Ebert's movie reviews is a pleasure in the way watching any master at work is a pleasure.

(And on that note, why not check out his Great Movies archive? He may point you at a gem you've overlooked... or you may find new reasons to appreciate an old favorite.)

This review of The Phantom Menace is seventy minutes long, but don't let that scare you off- it's orders of magnitude more interesting than TPM was ( Read more... )

Laura and I saw it on Saturday, and it did not disappoint. Even putting aside my love of powered armor, it's probably the best superhero movie I've yet seen.

I could write an extensive analysis of its strengths and weaknesses, and indeed there are plenty of people doing just that, but I'm too tired. The short answer: Go see it while it's still in ( Read more... )

It's The NeverEnding Story with wire-fu. Who wouldn't love that?