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Top 10 List for 2011

posted by Nell Minow

There were more sequels and remakes released in 2011 than ever before, but that wasn’t the only reason for feeling a sense of deja vu over the past 12 months.  This year we had two films with almost identical plots [...]

Talking to Nick Digilo About the Best of the Year

posted by Nell Minow

It is always a lot of fun to talk to WGN’s Nick Digilio and I especially enjoyed our discussion of the best and worst of 2009.

The Best of 2009

posted by Nell Minow

It’s so hard to decide! But at the moment anyway, here are my top films of the year, including three films based on books for children that became movies primarily for adults: Up in the Air The perfect timing of [...]

Top Ten Spreadsheet

posted by Nell Minow

Movie City News has collected the top ten lists of all the top critics (yes, even me) and put them into a spreadsheet. Just about everyone picks four or five of ten heavily-promoted awards films — “Wall?E,” “Milk,” Slumdog Millionaire,” [...]

Previous Posts

For Memorial Day: Two Outstanding Short Films
For Memorial Day, Sundance is making available online two outstanding short films about the military. Please take time to watch them with your family. For aviation fans, get ready for a ton of wonderful archival footage coming your way in William Lorton's Spitfire 944. A true-life story, Lorto

posted 12:22:57pm May. 25, 2013 | read full post »

For Memorial Day: Documentaries
For Memorial Day, take a look at these documentaries about our military: War of 1812 The History Channel Presents The War of 1812 The young country proved its commitment to independence with this war against Britain that gave us a President (Andrew Jackson), and our national anthem. Civil W

posted 8:00:21am May. 25, 2013 | read full post »

Behind the Candelabra: The Real Story of Liberace and Scott Thorson
Behind the Candelabra premieres this weekend on HBO.  It is based on the hard to believe but true story of one of the most popular and flamboyant stars of the 1950's and 60's, who went by just one name: Liberace. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fQtjLey8wQ[/youtube] Wladziu Valentino Libe

posted 3:50:53pm May. 24, 2013 | read full post »

Movies to Pay Tribute to Our Military
In honor of Memorial Day, take a break from picnics and sales and share one of these great films about American soldiers, sailors, and Marines. And be sure to take time thank the military and veterans in your life for all they have done to keep us safe and free. 1. Sergeant York Gary Cooper won

posted 8:00:22am May. 24, 2013 | read full post »

Fast & Furious 6
The storylines of the "Fast and Furious" franchise may be preposterous, but what's even harder to believe is that, contrary to the history of just about every other multi-sequel series and what I thought were the laws of nature, these keep getting better. There's something of a pattern at this point

posted 6:01:21pm May. 23, 2013 | read full post »


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