With web sites like RottenTomatoes and Metacritic, movie reviews are more ubiquitous than ever. Yet Adam Spunberg thinks critics have become, well… over-critical. Spunberg has plenty of critiques for critics today and offers his own reviews of some panned pictures.
The series “Lost” has ended, and our writers still can’t stop talking about the finale. Yesterday, it was Kit Bowen. Today, Adam Spunberg and Savanna New offer their thoughts on the series and tackle five pressing questions. If you’re a fan of the show, this is a must read.
As the series finale for ABC’s “Lost” nears, Adam Spunberg says the show finally deserves the Emmy. He also highlights the performances this season of actors Matthew Fox and Nestor Carbonell. How the series ends, could determine its awards fate.
Our decades series continues with Best Actress of the 2000s. In the end, our staff voted Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose just barely ahead of Charlize Theron for Monster.
Our Oscar Decades Series kicks off with a look at the Best Pictures of the 2000s. Our staff writers voted and the verdict was clear — The decade’s best Best Picture is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Now that it’s won Best Picture, Adam Spunberg is asking about the legacy of “The Hurt Locker.” Will it leave an indelible mark on our culture and on movies forever? Or will it fade into oblivion like some other lesser-known Best Picture winners? Some of its competition may have stronger legacies.
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman ever to win Best Director and her film “The Hurt Locker” beat her ex-husband’s blockbuster “Avatar” for Best Picture, The pools are all final on a truly memorable Oscar night. Check back on this site throughout the year as we get to Emmy’s season!
Adam Spunberg blogged live throughout the show. Check out what he had to say here.
The frontrunners for Best Director used to be married to each other. Kathryn Bigelow looks to become the first woman to win this Oscar for the low-budget “Hurt Locker,” while James Cameron’s big-budget “Avatar” was groundbreaking. Adam Spunberg likes Bigelow, but don’t count out Quentin Tarantino.
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