While his films usually hit closer to the truth than most would like to admit, many people see Michael Moore as a fat, obnoxious, attention-craving troublemaker. If you’re one of them, you’ll be relieved: his thought-provoking new film about American health care successfully dispels at least half of these impressions.
Which ones? Here’s a hint: he’s been exercising. (more >>)
Ever since Mystery Science Theater 3000 got canned in ‘99, fans of the show have been clamoring for it’s triumphant return. Sadly, the amount of negotiation required for the rights to all of the films it riffed on made it too much effort for the networks to bother with, regardless of how genius it was.
While fans will probably never find out how Mike Nelson eats and breathes, and other science facts (la la la!) the MST3K writer/star’s newest creation offers to at least bring back the hilarious movie-mocking they’ve been missing all these years. (more >>)
If you only ever see one nature documentary in your life, let it be Planet Earth. This series is the reason why High-Definition was invented.
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What if you had to spend a full month living the life of someone you truly hate? In my case, I’d probably commit suicide after spending a few days as David Hasselhoff. But in slightly less irrational cases, Morgan Spurlock (creator of the film Super Size Me) has found that making someone walk a mile in another’s shoes can be a life-changing experience.
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If you go to see 300, do yourselves three favors:
1) Remind yourself that it is a dramatic reenactment that has taken considerable artistic license, and not a historical documentary.
2) Remind yourself that it concerns a battle that took place over two thousand years ago, and not one currently taking place.
3) See it in IMAX. Oh dear god, you must see it in IMAX.
I love serial killers… I mean, who doesn’t?
So I was darkly tickled when Showtime decided to turn one of my favorite books into a TV show. Dexter, based off of Jeff Lindsay’s novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter follows the life of Dexter Morgan, a forensic detective whose hobby just happens to be is murdering people.
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If you see just one action/horror movie this summer about a vehicle infested with reptiles, let it be Snakes on a Plane.
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