At the movies: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D.

So, thirteen years after my one and only viewing, I went back to a galaxy far, far away. My key response to TPM in 1999 was that it was the first Star Wars film I didn't feel the need to see with my Dad, and that says plenty. So it was an interesting chance I was given here- to see the film again, get paid for it, and hammer out what did and didn't work for me. Have a read, and let me know what you think...

Famous People Talked to me: David Cronenberg.

So I got to interact with the Greatest Director currently working as part of the 2011 New York Film Festival's dynamic and exquisite press conferences. This is for A Dangerous Method, which is currently stuck in the arthouse slaughter slot at a local venue (10:05pm shows and that's it), so I hope this speaks to your heart...

At the movies: The Innkeepers.

The latest from Ti West, who made the awesome House of the Devil and 80% awesome The Roost. Seeing this bad boy in a theatre plays to all of its strengths, and it is well-worth your time.

At the movies: A Dangerous Method.

A new David Cronenberg film is a cause for rejoicing.

Forty years in the business and he's still the best director working today (as well as my favorite all-time Canadian and living North American), and finally, after an eternity of dicking around because of potential awards buzz (that, of course, never happened), A Dangerous Method has come to Nashville.

I've been wading through an inordinate amount of haterade for this film from people who should know better, and I just don't understand it. But I'm getting ahead of myself- see the film, and we'll talk...

Famous People Talked to Me: Steve McQueen & Michael Fassbender.

So, one of the joys of the New York Film Festival are the Press Conferences, where you battle with likeminded critics and journalists from all over the world to get questions to creative folk who've just shown you their latest work. Here's some details from the press conference for Shame that you might find illuminating. Both Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender were charming and forthright, and the whole event went swimmingly.

One thing I was never able to fit in anywhere in discussion of this film is how exquisitely Chic's "I Want Your Love" is used. Bernard Edwards' basslines always have a hint of menace to them, and this film makes them perform in that capacity in a most exceptional way.

At the movies: Carnage.

New Polanski, in this case a tony theatrical adaptation. And believe you me, it's something very special. I guarantee you Green Hills crowds can relate to it.

A roundtable discussion of 2011 Film.

I had the good fortune of being part of the Nashville Scene's 2011 Year in Film round up. Feel free to explore.