Well now. I'd heard some people say that the new Seth Rogan film OBSERVE AND REPORT wasn't accurately marketed, but that's a massive understatement.

Good lord, that was an excellent but deeply unsettling movie.

It's not at all surprising that it's gotten such mixed reviews, but my favorite joyless bastard, Devin from CHUD.com gave it a rare 10 ( Read more... )

Know what's special? Watching the Director's Cut of TROPIC THUNDER with commentary by Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr... in character as Kirk Lazarus in character as Lincoln Osiris ( Read more... )

Via tragical_mirth:

WERNER HERZOG RETROSPECTIVE AT THE AFI!!!!!!!Who wants to see AGUIRRE, WRATH OF GOD on the big screen with me tomorrow at 9:00? Having seen it at AFI a couple years ago, I can assure you, this film is somehow even better on the big screen ( Read more... )

Did I mention that food poisoning sucks? Because it really, seriously sucks. The good news is that I'm pretty much able to eat and digest food like a normal human being again, but my brain still feels weak and groggy ( Read more... )

I have only the slightest ideas what the upcoming films THE EXPENDABLES and MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? are about, but plot seems entirely besides the point. All that matters is this question: which film are you more pants-jizzingly excited to see based purely on the cast and talent behind it ( Read more... )

And here, we're left with the two films of 2008 that I--for one reason or another--could not objectively rank in the previous top ten. Yet they merit discussion and attention nonetheless, and I'm exceedingly pleased to be able to count them among the film's I've seen this year.

( I'm sure you can guess one of them... )

( Part Two, including my choice for best superhero film of 2008 (hint: it's not THE DARK KNIGHT) )

So as I said before, I wanted to do my usual list of "Heffie's Top Ten Films of 2008," but then I realized that I hadn't even seen ten! Well, actually, I'd seen eleven, but three of them I didn't love, and two of them I didn't feel entirely comfortable rating objectively in a "Best Of" list ( Read more... )

I tried thinking up a "Heffie's Top Ten Films of 2008!" list, until I realized that I couldn't come up with enough ( Read more... )

I cannot wait to see this movie, and am incredibly jealous that fishymcb will be getting to early, with Darren Aronofsky there for a Q&A ( Read more... )