RECENT REVIEWS OF FILMS IN THEATERS // (28 Screenings in 2008)
★ Reviews still forthcoming, but grades and pages newly posted for Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss, the gifted but stunted Smart People, the Oscar-winning The Counterfeiters, and a range of titles from the 2008 Indianapolis Film Festival
 
NEWEST SPECIAL FEATURES // Spring 2008
★ The Best Actress Archive ★
My favorite Oscar category gets the special section it has always deserved. Head down the rabbit hole for nomination profiles by year, including my own favorites and public polls; an all-time ranking of the winners, plus my favorite losers and the performances I have left to see; a side-by-side table of Oscar's anointed, my faves from each ballot, and my cause célèbre from each year; and a who's who gallery with mini-tributes to past nominees, plus my answers to reader-submitted FAQs.
Latest Additions: The ladies of 1938, 1966, and 1997, plus bios of Katharine Hepburn and Cate Blanchett

The 2007 Nick's Flick Picks Honorees
The honor roll keeps rolling, with the categories of Documentary Feature, Ensemble, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Sound, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design, Original Score, Song Score (Original or Composite), Sound Effects, Visual Effects, and Makeup.
Also: Celebrate last year's Honorees, Most Fun Movies, and Unsung Performances!
 
SPOTLIGHT REVIEWS OF FILMS ON DVD // (Week   of   4/13 - 4/19)
Michael Clayton and Elizabeth: The Golden Age George Clooney stars in a slick vehicle that somehow holds together even when it shouldn't, while Cate Blanchett's needless sequel sinks faster than the Spanish Armada.
Previously: Hal Hartley's Fay Grim, with a stylishly discombobulated Parker Posey