Liam Neeson

Battleship: Because every generation needs an Armageddon

You Stank Up Battleship! And Other Crap Movies Inspired by Boardgames

Horror, rom com, science fiction -- your days are numbered. Hollywood has a new genre of film to exploit: board game movies. In the wake of the that-looks-so-bad-it-might-be-good Battleship (which is released tomorrow), a number of films are in the works that are inspired by, named after or based on ... More >>

Liam Neeson, aging brutishly, can't save tepid thriller Unknown

Horror, rom com, science fiction -- your days are numbered. Hollywood has a new genre of film to exploit: board game movies. In the wake of the that-looks-so-bad-it-might-be-good Battleship (which is released tomorrow), a number of films are in the works that are inspired by, named after or based on ... More >>

Paul Haggis shows no improvement in The Next Three Days

Horror, rom com, science fiction -- your days are numbered. Hollywood has a new genre of film to exploit: board game movies. In the wake of the that-looks-so-bad-it-might-be-good Battleship (which is released tomorrow), a number of films are in the works that are inspired by, named after or based on ... More >>

Vatican Got it Wrong: The Simpsons Aren't Catholic, They're Presbylutheran

If Rev. Lovejoy is Catholic, where's his collar?​As you may have heard by now, this past weekend the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano published an article arguing that cartoon characters Homer and Bart Simpson are Catholic. The article quotes a Jesuit priest who cites as proof a 2005 episode ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

If Rev. Lovejoy is Catholic, where's his collar?​As you may have heard by now, this past weekend the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano published an article arguing that cartoon characters Homer and Bart Simpson are Catholic. The article quotes a Jesuit priest who cites as proof a 2005 episode ... More >>

The Big Blue: Miyazaki dives under the sea for his latest environmental fairy tale

If Rev. Lovejoy is Catholic, where's his collar?​As you may have heard by now, this past weekend the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano published an article arguing that cartoon characters Homer and Bart Simpson are Catholic. The article quotes a Jesuit priest who cites as proof a 2005 episode ... More >>

Lincoln Mania Continues

flickr.com/photos/neatocoolvilleCelebrate with Abe and Mary!I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, Lincoln's Birthday was last month. We've had it with the tall dude. We only care about George Clooney now.Thank you, thank you. I will be quitting my job here any day now and signing on with the ... More >>

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" Scores Big in Midwest; We Just Can't Figure Out Why

On slow news days, Unreal enjoys making lists of all the current movies we'd like to go and see, if only we had the time. These lists tend to be brief, for two reasons. The first: Unreal was born lacking the major motion picture enjoying gene, despite the fact that this gene is so common among human ... More >>

Prince (Less) Charming: Facing Indy at the box office, Narnia sequel ups the action and loses some magic

On slow news days, Unreal enjoys making lists of all the current movies we'd like to go and see, if only we had the time. These lists tend to be brief, for two reasons. The first: Unreal was born lacking the major motion picture enjoying gene, despite the fact that this gene is so common among human ... More >>

Elvis Is Everywhere

Bubba Ho-tep Limited Edition

Beautiful Dreamer

An adopted transvestite searches for Mom but runs into everything else

Lion in Winter

C.S. Lewis' world comes to life in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Double Feature

The St. Louis International Film Festival enters its second thought-provoking week

Bat Cave-In

The Dark Knight's origin story can't overcome its Baleful side

Excess Hollywood

In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, 05 may be a pleasant surprise.

Sith Is It

George Lucas at last delivers the Star Wars prequel we've been waiting for

War: What Is It Good For?

In Ridley Scott's latest epic, it's good for one really stunning siege

Disney Diva

Chanteuse Kaitlin Hopkins goes On the Record at the Fox Theatre

Crash and Yearn

Howard Hughes gets what he wants, in this case a fun and loving biopic

No Dicking Around

Bill Condon's movie about Kinsey is warm -- and plenty hot, too

Flesh for Fantasy

Get your groove on at this year's St. Louis International Film Festival

Play It Again

The Crucible and Marat/Sade resonate anew in the Lou

Film Openings

Week of November 5, 2003

Omni-potent

The Science Center's Omnimax Theater offers up four great adventure films (don't forget the Dramamine)

Grand Dames

The big-screen gals of cinema 2003 will keep you watching

Meaner Streets

Scorsese looks at the roots of New York's violence, with mixed results

Film Openings

Week of July 17, 2002

Shadows of the Empire

With Episode II, George Lucas tries to reclaim his lost glory

Film Openings

Week of December 12, 2001

FOR LOVE OF THE GAME

Directed by Sam Raimi

THE HAUNTING

Directed by Jan De Bont

In the Beginning ...

Directed by Jan De Bont