Weekend Box Office (01/01/12): Strong holdovers close out 2011 movie year.

As is often the case, the last weekend of the year is basically a repeat of last weekend, both in general ranking and numbers, as the holid...

2011 year-end wrap-up part II: The Overrated.

  This is the second of several year-end wrap essays detailing the year in film.  This time, we're dealing with 'overrated' film...

Sadly appropriate. Why The Artist 'deserves' to win at this year's Oscars.

Barring a box office blow-out by War Horse or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , and/or stunningly good reviews for the still-hidden Extrem...

Review: The Artist (2011) is a textbook-example for our nostalgia-obsessed culture.

The Artist 2011 100 minutes rated PG-13 by Scott Mendelson The Artist is a silent film about the death of silent films.  It is arguably no ...