At this time of new beginnings, my contrarian spirit has me thinking about great endings. Great movie endings, to be precise. Tying together or summing up all that has gone on before, they are a large part of what make great movies great. After all, assuming it’s not total dreck, only at the end of a film can we really … More Details

I’ve just sat down dutifully and read the reviews for the new 3-D rehashes of Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night, as well as the treacly-sounding One Day, and realized once again there is no reason to make my way to the multiplex this weekend. Just where are all the great movies these days? I think I’ll stay home and … More Details