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In praise of ZODIAC ***.
Fri, Nov 27 2009 9:38 AM

This year's top tens are arriving in the double-barrel barrage of both the year and decade. And in these trying times of redundancy and the self-righteous promotion of one's own taste as the ultimate truth, we need a hero. We need someone who says what they mean and is clear on it while also being entertaining. We need, in short, someone like ZODIAC ... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic watch, The Hurt Locker, The Devil's Rejects, commenting, Stuck

"Halloween II" is, theoretically, awesome.
Fri, Aug 28 2009 11:40 AM

I love Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects." I think it's one of the 30 best movies of the decade. But, according to my critic peers, that can't possibly be the case, because we're all horrific snobs -- or so the studios think. Dan Kois at New York is done with what he calls "the Summer of Film-Critic Irrelevance." Since... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic watch, critics, Rob Zombie, Halloween II, The Devil's Rejects, G.I Joe, Rex Reed