Apologies for not keeping on time this week - I've been having the hell kicked from me by some bacterial infection. Can't wait for this to clear up.
Anyway, here's what it is:
- Simon Abrams went tits-over-tail for Robinson in Ruins. He also wrote up the latest episode of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret and another installment of Cowboy Bebop for The AV Club and dug into what makes one bad film worse than another. Lastly: capsule reviews for J. Edgar and Pathology.
- Jason Alley saw Certified Copy, Terror Train, that new Sherlock Holmes film and OH MY GOD THAT GUY IS GONNA EAT MY FACE.
- Danny Baldwin gave The Devil Inside a good thrashing.
- Andrew Bemis posted his Top Ten of 1981.
- Sean Burns loved himself some Carnage. There was less love for Pariah (though an interview with the director was also on tap) and none at all for Joyful Noise.
- Dennis Cozzalio spent much of the week going back and forth with Bill Ryan over the underloved Coen Brothers film The Man Who Wasn't There - here's part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4. He also offered comment on the DGA nominations.
- Chris Devlin played tracks from Blouse and Sandrider, then mentioned some solid beers he's had recently.
- Jim Emerson looked at two recent scripts to break down the science of adaptation.
- James Frazier reviewed The Iron Lady... in the Washington Times! Good job, dude.
- Kenji Fujishima had his mind knocked around by Robin Wood and posted the week's artistic consumption log.
- Glenn Heath gave a warm recommendation to Toll Booth, which despite my assumptions is not a Turkish remake of Phone Booth.
- Michael Lieberman posted about the sinking of the cruise ship from Film Socialisme, put up a music video and highlighted a tweet from Rupert Murdoch that he found interesting.
- Craig Lindsey talked to the O'Jays.
- Lucas McNelly named a cat and photographed a house.
- Phil Nugent explains why Penelope Gilliat isn't as well-known as Pauline Kael.
- Bryan Whitefield penned a piece on recent art fairs, pointed out a recent photographic discovery and spared some kind words for a recent release by Nicolas Jaar.
- Alison Willmore reviewed Xavier Gens's latest piece of poop, Mark Wahlberg's moneygrabber and that damn devil movie.
Today's video: Watched this last night. If you're a Muriels voter (or even if you're not) and you've got a four-hour window, I advise you to check this out. It's pretty spectacular.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Resolved, that we should keep you abreast of all things Muriel: Jan 3 through 7, 2012
This year, with seemingly everyone else resolving to lose weight, we here at Our Science is Too Tight (the off-season home of all things Muriel) have decided to follow suit- namely, to slim down our updates by posting them more frequently. Let’s see if we can keep our promise to ourselves and you fine folks for more than just a couple weeks, OK?
Here’s what’s happening with us:
Don’t let the lack of recent updates at Simon Abrams’ blog fool ya- dude’s been busy as ever. To wit- Simon paid tribute to Indian cinema great Raj Kapoor, contributed to Indiewire’s ongoing series of Spielberg video essays, and reviewed Right at Your Door, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, and The Sitter.
Jason Alley alley rang in the new year with his list of the best films of… um, 2010. He also blurbed a few recent releases.
Danny Baldwin hurled some buckets at Norwegian Wood, The Guard, and Shark Night 3D. Not so many at the latter, of course.
Andrew Bemis put on his scorpion jacket and put his blog in Drive, then chased that with his favorite films of 1971. Hey bud, where’s Walkabout?
Chuck Bowen got stuck with DVD reviews of Fright Night and Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Sorry bud.
Sean Burns analyzed A Dangerous Method and used his Worst of 2011 piece as an excuse to get surly. Just. The way. We like him.
Chris Devlin dropped a few resolutions of his own, got all tomboyish on us, and managed to get a sunburn in January.
Jim Emerson recalled some of his favorite moments of 2011, added to the desert island movies discussion, and grooved to Fincher’s Girl.
Glenn Heath looked at A Dangerous Method and War Horse, then traveled back in time with The Parallax View.
Daniel Johnson reviewed Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 2011 and doubled up on Spielberg.
Craig Kennedy forecasted the first weekend of 2012 and did plenty of other things besides.
Craig Lindsey spiced up the Nashville Scene’s salute to the best of 2011.
Lucas McNelly continued his Year Without Rent with Decoration.
Phil Nugent wrote a whole hell of a lot for the AV Club- check out his hilarious takedown of the Kennedy Center Honors here- and got married. Well, whaddya know- I buried the lead. Congrats, man.
Mark Pfeiffer rattled off the Central Ohio Film Critics’ Awards for 2011.
Bryan Whitefield related a unique dining experience.
Finally, in light of the recent release of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Uncle Crizzle posted a Le Carre themed sketch from Fry and Laurie. In addition to being a lot of fun in its own right, it’s also a reminder that Hugh Laurie was once known as an awesome comedian rather than a smartass doctor on TV. Anyhoo, enjoy!
Here’s what’s happening with us:
Don’t let the lack of recent updates at Simon Abrams’ blog fool ya- dude’s been busy as ever. To wit- Simon paid tribute to Indian cinema great Raj Kapoor, contributed to Indiewire’s ongoing series of Spielberg video essays, and reviewed Right at Your Door, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, and The Sitter.
Jason Alley alley rang in the new year with his list of the best films of… um, 2010. He also blurbed a few recent releases.
Danny Baldwin hurled some buckets at Norwegian Wood, The Guard, and Shark Night 3D. Not so many at the latter, of course.
Andrew Bemis put on his scorpion jacket and put his blog in Drive, then chased that with his favorite films of 1971. Hey bud, where’s Walkabout?
Chuck Bowen got stuck with DVD reviews of Fright Night and Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Sorry bud.
Sean Burns analyzed A Dangerous Method and used his Worst of 2011 piece as an excuse to get surly. Just. The way. We like him.
Chris Devlin dropped a few resolutions of his own, got all tomboyish on us, and managed to get a sunburn in January.
Jim Emerson recalled some of his favorite moments of 2011, added to the desert island movies discussion, and grooved to Fincher’s Girl.
Glenn Heath looked at A Dangerous Method and War Horse, then traveled back in time with The Parallax View.
Daniel Johnson reviewed Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 2011 and doubled up on Spielberg.
Craig Kennedy forecasted the first weekend of 2012 and did plenty of other things besides.
Craig Lindsey spiced up the Nashville Scene’s salute to the best of 2011.
Lucas McNelly continued his Year Without Rent with Decoration.
Phil Nugent wrote a whole hell of a lot for the AV Club- check out his hilarious takedown of the Kennedy Center Honors here- and got married. Well, whaddya know- I buried the lead. Congrats, man.
Mark Pfeiffer rattled off the Central Ohio Film Critics’ Awards for 2011.
Bryan Whitefield related a unique dining experience.
Finally, in light of the recent release of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Uncle Crizzle posted a Le Carre themed sketch from Fry and Laurie. In addition to being a lot of fun in its own right, it’s also a reminder that Hugh Laurie was once known as an awesome comedian rather than a smartass doctor on TV. Anyhoo, enjoy!
Monday, January 2, 2012
First update of the New Year: 18 Dec 2011 to 2 January 2012
Last summer, while I was in Mexico on my honeymoon, we spoke with a tour guide of Mayan descent, who basically told us that the 2012 apocalyptic predictions were bullshit. According to him, the Mayan calendar is supposed to end in our year 2012 not because they predicted the end of the world, but rather because their calendar system is cyclical, and was supposed to progress a certain number of years before it essentially rebooted (my word, not his). So those of you who are worried that this year will be the last Muriel Awards- and the last everything else, for that matter- worry no more.
Anyway, here’s what we’ve missed the last few weeks:
Lists, lists, and more lists! Danny Baldwin looked at the year that was, Sean Burns recapped with the help of Muriel fave Matt Prigge, Kenji Fujishima found much to like, Glenn Heath showed some love t0 2011, Michael Lieberman posted screencaps from his favorite newly-seen films new and old, curmudgeonly Uncle Crizzle couldn’t even fill out a top 10, and Alison Willmore’s list was brought to you by the letter M.
In other news, the world has been on holiday break, but Simon Abrams is as busy as ever- reviews of Hercules in New York, Night of the Demon, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Jungle Fever, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas, two by Frank Henenlotter, Eye of the Cat, The New York Ripper, Identification of a Woman, an odd pairing of Sleeping Beauty and Tower Heist, Ra.One, Weekend, The Robber, The Woman, Dr. Strangelove, a trio of October releases, The Shock Doctrine, The Catechism Cataclysm, Margaret, Noriko’s Dinner Table, two recent attempts to cash in on established franchises, I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK, Shame, an Ealing double feature, The Skin I Live In and Real Steel, A Dangerous Method, This Is Not a Film, and two reviews of The Descendants. Also, he posted an interview with Ralph Fiennes, complete with outtakes, looked back at 31 Days of Horror, and boarded the Kentucky Crap Wagon with Steve Carlson for the latest Bad Idea Podcast. And this is why it’s a good idea to update this more frequently than every other week, kids.
Danny Baldwin looked at Tintin, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Sherlock Holmes 2, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and Young Adult. And I just alphabetized those suckas without even meaning to do so.
Sean Burns interviewed Artist director Michel Hazanavicius, and reviewed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Artist, and War Horse.
Paul Clark reviewed We Need to Talk About Kevin and trawled for awards-season screeners. Won’t you please help?
Dennis Cozzalio attended the TCM Classic Film Festival and offered Christmas wishes from Hollywood’s golden age.
Chris Devlin cast a light on two underexposed new singles.
Jim Emerson examined his love affair with four movies from 2011 and discussed the pros and cons of cinematic ambiguity.
James Frazier went undercover with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and unearthed Fear and Desire.
Kenji Fujishima recapped his top non-film discoveries of 2011, reviewed the much-discussed Margaret, consumed and consumed again.
Glenn Heath took on Spielbergs old and new, as well as reviewing Young Adult, My Week with Marilyn, and Kill List. Plus he posted a list of his cinematic holiday favorites. Dude, where’s Eyes Wide Shut?
Daniel Johnson reviewed Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Seriously, is anybody else surprised that this has turned out to be perhaps the best-reviewed blockbuster of the year? I mean, yeah, Brad Bird, but it’s not like the Mission Impossible franchise has been a critical favorite before. Yet here we are.
Craig Kennedy did what Craig Kennedy do. Check it out here.
Uncle Crizzle offered up a new mixtape, praised Tintin and panned We Bought a Zoo, and brought you this week’s moment of DAAAAAAAAAAMN!
Lucas McNelly assessed his Year Without Rent.
Mark Pfeiffer announced the nominations for the 2011 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards.
Bryan Whitefield reviewed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and listed the best and worst albums of 2011.
Alison Willmore spotlighted her favorite Spielberg scenes for Filmspotting.
Finally, Lucas McNelly posted a snippet of his film Up Country, a project which some of us invested in a while back. Looks like a pretty good investment to me. See what you think:
Anyway, here’s what we’ve missed the last few weeks:
Lists, lists, and more lists! Danny Baldwin looked at the year that was, Sean Burns recapped with the help of Muriel fave Matt Prigge, Kenji Fujishima found much to like, Glenn Heath showed some love t0 2011, Michael Lieberman posted screencaps from his favorite newly-seen films new and old, curmudgeonly Uncle Crizzle couldn’t even fill out a top 10, and Alison Willmore’s list was brought to you by the letter M.
In other news, the world has been on holiday break, but Simon Abrams is as busy as ever- reviews of Hercules in New York, Night of the Demon, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Jungle Fever, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas, two by Frank Henenlotter, Eye of the Cat, The New York Ripper, Identification of a Woman, an odd pairing of Sleeping Beauty and Tower Heist, Ra.One, Weekend, The Robber, The Woman, Dr. Strangelove, a trio of October releases, The Shock Doctrine, The Catechism Cataclysm, Margaret, Noriko’s Dinner Table, two recent attempts to cash in on established franchises, I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK, Shame, an Ealing double feature, The Skin I Live In and Real Steel, A Dangerous Method, This Is Not a Film, and two reviews of The Descendants. Also, he posted an interview with Ralph Fiennes, complete with outtakes, looked back at 31 Days of Horror, and boarded the Kentucky Crap Wagon with Steve Carlson for the latest Bad Idea Podcast. And this is why it’s a good idea to update this more frequently than every other week, kids.
Danny Baldwin looked at Tintin, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Sherlock Holmes 2, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and Young Adult. And I just alphabetized those suckas without even meaning to do so.
Sean Burns interviewed Artist director Michel Hazanavicius, and reviewed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Artist, and War Horse.
Paul Clark reviewed We Need to Talk About Kevin and trawled for awards-season screeners. Won’t you please help?
Dennis Cozzalio attended the TCM Classic Film Festival and offered Christmas wishes from Hollywood’s golden age.
Chris Devlin cast a light on two underexposed new singles.
Jim Emerson examined his love affair with four movies from 2011 and discussed the pros and cons of cinematic ambiguity.
James Frazier went undercover with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and unearthed Fear and Desire.
Kenji Fujishima recapped his top non-film discoveries of 2011, reviewed the much-discussed Margaret, consumed and consumed again.
Glenn Heath took on Spielbergs old and new, as well as reviewing Young Adult, My Week with Marilyn, and Kill List. Plus he posted a list of his cinematic holiday favorites. Dude, where’s Eyes Wide Shut?
Daniel Johnson reviewed Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Seriously, is anybody else surprised that this has turned out to be perhaps the best-reviewed blockbuster of the year? I mean, yeah, Brad Bird, but it’s not like the Mission Impossible franchise has been a critical favorite before. Yet here we are.
Craig Kennedy did what Craig Kennedy do. Check it out here.
Uncle Crizzle offered up a new mixtape, praised Tintin and panned We Bought a Zoo, and brought you this week’s moment of DAAAAAAAAAAMN!
Lucas McNelly assessed his Year Without Rent.
Mark Pfeiffer announced the nominations for the 2011 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards.
Bryan Whitefield reviewed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and listed the best and worst albums of 2011.
Alison Willmore spotlighted her favorite Spielberg scenes for Filmspotting.
Finally, Lucas McNelly posted a snippet of his film Up Country, a project which some of us invested in a while back. Looks like a pretty good investment to me. See what you think:
UP COUNTRY first 1:45 from Lucas McNelly on Vimeo.
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