It's going to be extremely hard for Pedro Almodovar to top the miracle that is Volver. I stopped liking his movies long ago. He seemed to be ripping himself off and becoming his own tiresome cliché. Volver changed all that. It is a tender and...

I found it amusing that in the end credits, if I remember correctly, there were researchers consulted on psychology, misogyny, mythology, satanism, horror movies, etc. If only Von Trier had shared some of this bounteous knowledge, perhaps we'd be able...

As I consume the Food Issue of The New Yorker, I burp out opinions. On being a Michelin Inspector: Something doesn't jell. 1. Why do these people always have to eat alone? If they had a dining partner, they could sample more things and they would not...

Let's move to the equally painful movies of quality, according to A.O Scott: • Wall-E (Andrew Stanton). Excellent in parts, but every single Pixar movie is the same formula. This one just happens to take place in a dumpster. • Yiyi (Edward Yang)...

... We Are In Trouble. I used to like A.O Scott until he wrote this silly, pompous screed about what he thinks are the most influential movies of the decade. For one, I think it's too soon. We still have 2010 coming down the pike. Secondly, how...