Fan fiction is an awkward literary subset written not by the original creator of a given work, but rather by fans. Nearly always disavowed by the originating artist, fan fiction is both defined by and exists outside the canon of whatever universe is being depicted, especially due to the fact that the quality of work [...]

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In my review of Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha, I stated that the director had all the subtly of the Las Vegas Strip. What was meant as a disparaging condemnation for that film is actually a positive asset for his latest undertaking. When it comes to big, show-stopping musicals like Nine, I frankly want [...]

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This review originally ran at Christianity Today Movies.
The sexual melodrama Broken Embraces is like an onion. But while it can be an enjoyable and even rewarding exercise peeling back all of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s many layers, there still needs to be something edible when you’re through. Broken Embraces is, instead, a cornucopia of [...]

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