As a tonic to all the hoopla surrounding The Hurt Locker and its Oscar win as Best Picture, we’re reprinting BL writer Jay Rothermel’s provocative review of the film, originally published on August 14, 2009 on the blog Marxist Update. * * * “The great ignored question raised by events depicted in The Hurt Locker ... read more »

There’s a luxury civilian cinema goers have over most critics in formulating opinions on film, namely- the sweet cozy mechanics of memory, which can patch up loose ends in a film they’ve seen for days if not weeks afterwards, changing an initial unfavorable review to a big thumbs up. Most critics leave the theater and ... read more »

I just saw BOURNE ULTIMATUM but I don’t want to write about that. I want to write about the previews. There were about 10 of them. Here’s the ones I remember: Nic Cage in NATIONAL TREASURE 2, chasing after the sacred Harry Potter-esque tome that only presidents can read (it explains the JKF assasination and ... read more »