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Karina has a thing for strike beards.
Chris ponders his diminishing interest in Adam Sandler.
Breaking the awful truth that Juno is a studio film.
More hand-wringing re: the death of the great film auteurs.
David Cross defends his work in Alvin and the Chipmunks against an alleged attack from Patton Oswalt. Patton Oswalt is all, “Dude, it was a joke.”
Karina’s picks for the best films of 2007.
Butterknife gets a release date. If you haven’t already, check out the trailer above.
Which character from the Todd Solondz canon grew up to look like Pee Wee Herman?
5 Great Actors. 5 Crap James Bond Films.
On the podcast: the best of 2007, and the inaugural Boxing Helena Award.
Why is Be Kind Rewind opening a month late? It could have something to do with this.
The Prom Night trailer causes Chris to wonder, “Has the PG-13 rating become something of a teaser for R-rated content?”
“What great filmmaker of today seems the least likely to make a sci-fi film?”
Could Lionsgate be the next production company to negotiate directly with the WGA?
Chris looks at the populist picks on a number of critic’s Ten Best lists. Also: is a given year’s Best Comedy necessarily the same year’s funniest film?
Karina wants some of whatever Cary Grant used to take to “feel good all the time.”