But I just realized that the reason I haven't gotten Pineapple Express from the top of my queue for, like, two months is that the stoners have forgotten to return their copies....

“It was the egg rolls, not the ecstasy.” If you missed the second episode of HBO’s revelatory East Bound and Down last night due to misplacing your savings in an Oscar pool, that’s no friggin’ excuse! EB&D > “Jai Ho” on repeat. Will Ferrell made his d...

Do you get the idea that Johnny Depp is channeling Hunter S. Thompson? He was in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," narrated "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," and now he’s set to star in "Rum Diary," an adaptation of Hunter’s novel. Then a...

"Nothing for 40 years in the business, then my son graduates from college, goes to work for Price Waterhouse and boom!" - The ever-humble Richard Jenkins on his much-deserved Oscar nomination for "The Visitor" As for the headline of this post, it comes from the lead of a Variety story on Imagine and...

A wise man once said “It’s not just about seeing Star Wars two weeks before everyone else. You’ve gotta plow through crap like Marie Antoinette and Catwoman as well.� I have the fortune of being able to see all of the films that I want, and find out that they are only worth one viewing (or l...

This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be r...

I thought it would be an easy task to write about this year's best examples of on-screen chemistry. It's my favorite part of the cinematic experience, and one of the most important pieces of the puzzle. Without chemistry, any film is destined to fall quickly and be forgotten. Remember The Mexican? B...

It is time once again for the FSR Year in Review, our annual week of lists and recaps, counting down the very best in film for the year. In between now and January 1st we will be bringing you the best and the worst, the uplifting and the depressing, the sexy and the geeky — all of the best, wo...

The inspiration for this post is actually two-fold, from one thing that made me laugh and one that just made me cringe. The former comes courtesy of the surprisingly great MTV movies blog, which currently has an interview with David Fincher in which he discusses plans to take "Fight Club" to Broadwa...

Barring any last-minute drama by the fractured Screen Actors Guild — who just announced that they are presenting a strike authorization vote to their membership on January 2nd — this year’s Golden Globe Awards should play out a little better than last year’s lame, strike-addl...