Le Mozart Des Pickpockets won Best Live Action Short! I am shocked. I mean, when Forest Gump beat Shawshank, you could at least feel like, “Well, Forest Gump was just too popular.” But in this case, no one knew any … Continued
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I know this isn’t news: Anyone who really pays attention to hip-hop probably knows about the new Clipse mixtape already. But hey, we all have busy schedules. So just consider this a friendly reminder to download We Got It 4 … Continued
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[This post begins a five-part weekly series by Matthew Belinkie. Come back every Friday for a new installment. —Ed.] The Movie: Street Fighter Why It Strains Credulity: Van Damme was 34, and a former kickboxing champion. Julia was 54, and … Continued
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Finally, presumptive Oscar® winner There Will Be Blood. Belinkie Cobbling is apparently amazing acting training. Also, there will be mustache wax. Best bowling alley scene since Lebowski. Damn right, it’s better than yours. Stokes There Will Be Blood. No, really. … Continued
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Okay, sorry for my time away sports fans. Let’s pick up where we left off. In the last two posts, I’ve discussed the inversion at the heart of sports movies — how the screen serves as a window and a … Continued
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Oscar® week. *grunt* Six Words. *grunt* It’s a beautiful landscape, but it’s No Country for Old Men. Belinkie FYI: He does mind riding bitch. Moral: Never bring wounded men water. Honestly, who uses the word “caliche?” This Oscar is really … Continued
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So, let’s talk about Howard Hawks’ The Thing From Another World, or rather THE THING, From Another World. (Thank you, Netflix!) In many ways, it’s a stupid movie. It’s based on Who Goes There, a smart and deeply horrifying (at … Continued
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Oscar® week continues at Overthinking It with still more six word summaries of Best Picture nominees. I tried to tell the guys to write even if they don’t know what the hell they’re talking about, but a couple of them … Continued
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Okay, towards the end of the movie, Indy has the ark on a boat. A German sub stops the ship. They take the ark and Marion onboard the submarine. Then we see Indy swim over to the sub… dissolve to … Continued
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Oscar® week continues at Overthinking It with more six word summaries of Best Picture nominees. We start today with Atonement. Belinkie Chick flick that men can tolerate. Wait, there were non-Americans in WWII? Prepare for the original Gossip Girl. It … Continued
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