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List: My Favorite Movie Ghosts

Posted on October 30, 2014 at 8:00 am

Happy Halloween! Here are ten of my favorite movie ghosts.  (NOTE: Some of these have inferior remakes — stick with the originals.) Topper Cary Grant and Constance Bennett are the most sophisticated, witty, and glamorous ghosts ever in this delightful comedy about a young couple who are killed in a car accident and come back …

List: Sam Rockwell

Posted on October 29, 2014 at 3:50 pm

Sam Rockwell is one of the most versatile leading me in Hollywood. This week, he stars with Keira Knightley in “Laggies,” playing a single dad. Here are some of my favorite Sam Rockwell performances: Moon Rockwell takes on the biggest possible acting challenge — he in alone on screen for the entire movie as a …

Lauren Bradshaw’s Terrific New “Before They Were Famous” Column

Posted on October 29, 2014 at 8:00 am

My friend and fellow critic Lauren Bradshaw has a great new series on the very earliest appearances by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. You can see Emma Stone, Brad Pitt, and Jessica Chastain in their very first roles, and give her suggestions for who she should report on next.

Big News From Marvel: Black Panther, Dr. Strange, and Much, Much, MUCH More

Posted on October 28, 2014 at 6:46 pm

Wow, Marvel really knows how to make an announcement. Get out your calendars: May 6, 2016: Captain America: Civil War Nov. 4, 2016: Doctor Strange May 5, 2017: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 July 28, 2017: Thor: Ragnarok Nov. 3, 2017: Black Panther May 4, 2018: Avengers: Infinity War – Part I July 6, 2018: …