Marvel’s big green smash machine holds down a stand-alone animated film in Planet Hulk. But does the Hulk have what it takes to be a savior? The jury is out. Directed by Sam Liu, who helmed the excellent Superman/Batman: Public Enemies for DC Comics and Warner Bros., the new movie is an...

A few days ago we featured the first teaser poster for David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom, one of my favorite Sundance films that I saw a week ago during the first half of the fest. Also a few days ago, while working at our condo, Dave Chen from SlashFilm decided to record a video...

Howl was the opening night film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Starring James Franco and Jon Hamm, written and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the film centers on Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl, the obscenity trial levied against the book publisher who published...

Awkwardness makes me laugh. And if the awkwardness is so awkward that it kind of hurts, that it’s shocking how awkward the situation has become, it makes me laugh even harder. Lovers of Hate, at times, is that awkward. And it’s also hilarious. The film is, on the surface, about...

Immediately after the end credits completed, I tweeted: “Catfish is mind-blowing. Seriously one of the most odd, funny, weird, terrifying, sad, unique films I’ve ever seen. Honestly speechless.” I still kind of am. Good thing all of this is in writing. Catfish is a...