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The tagline of one of the movie’s posters is “welcome to a world without rules” and it could not be more fitting. Nolan’s vision is no-holds-barred and all the better for it. This movie is dark and complex, and never shies away from collateral damage or the potential thereof, which rewards the audience with one of the most suspenseful climaxes in recent memory.

Our Nathan Deen takes a look at the career of Brendan Fraser, whose face seems to be all over the late-Summer movie season. The only problem is that Fraser’s movies don’t always end up being very good…

Before you nail me to the cross, it should be said that I liked the movie. Keyword: liked. While many will have the joy of discovering what they will think is one of the great animated features of all time, WALL-E just didn’t feel special to me by the time the credits rolled.

Well, it turns out that the AFI and I suddenly see eye to eye. With the exception of two categories, I think they got every one of these correct.

Director Spike Lee, who recently had only been in the news because of his statements against Clint Eastwood films, has decided to shut up and go back to doing what he does best: make movies.

The Happening isn’t a success, nor is it a total failure. It’s not quite a return to form, but compared to Shyamalan’s last two efforts, it is certainly a step in the right direction.

Bad mouth his movies, and the Man With No Name will tell you to shut your face.

News Askew has reported that the teaser trailer for the film that stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, has suddenly disappeared. When Kevin Smith was asked why this happened, his response got a pretty good chuckle out of me.

That kinda makes you wonder if the WGA denied Norton a writing credit just because he’s an actor. If I were Norton, I would have already ripped a good shirt and a pair of pants.

Eric Bana is no stranger to comedy. Does that surprise you?

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the role that was originally given to Charlotte Gainsbourg (I’m Not There) could in fact be filled by Lady in the Water and Spider-man 3 star Bryce Dallas Howard.

The cast of Oliver Stone’s W just seems to get more and more interesting as the days go by. What the hell kind of movie is this going to be, anyway?

This appears to be a case where all involved had a blast getting back together for a fourth film after what appeared to be a concluded trilogy, but forgot to make a good movie.

There are talks to get three actors whose characters from LOTR, show up in The Hobbit: Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn/Strider, Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Andy Serkis as Gollum.

Some of you may not realize this, but if it were not for a 1930’s comic strip called Flash Gordon, there’s a possibilty that the genius and legacy that is Star Wars wouldn’t exist today.

We start our Official Guide to Indiana Jones, our week-long special feature that takes you inside the world of everyone’s favorite archaeologist, with a look back at the original trilogy. Up first, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

As if we were actually anxious to find out what happens to Peter Parker, Erik Davis over at Cinematical got the inside scoop that the next two Spider-man sequels could be shot simultaneously.

The overall writing is fluent, and the performance by Ejiofor is near perfect. It doesn’t shatter the earth nor does it revolutionize the martial arts subgenre, but it is the work of a storyteller rather than the work of an action junkie director; and the end result is refreshing.

The highly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull won’t be released for another 10 days, and we’re already thinking about what’s next for directing legend Steven Spielberg.

Apparently there are plans of a sequel to the 1990 Best Picture Winner, Dances With Wolves, which starred and was directed by Kevin Costner. The sequel will be titled The Holy Road. Yeah, I didn’t know this either until today.

Warner Brothers has made significant changes this week to its independent houses. And by changes, we mean that they are gone… Just gone.

Sci Fi Wire is reporting that director Breck Eisner, whom you may know from the sub-par adventure movie Sahara (sub-par because Matthew McConaughey was in it) will remake the 1954 horror classic Creature From the Black Lagoon.

Welcome to FSR’s newest weekly feature in which I break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of what Hollywood has to offer.

The Band’s Visit is a small independent film from Israel with a lot of heart. It’s smart, honest, and humorous. The premise is simple but the characters are complex.

For those who are still mourning over the last couple of failed Marvel comic book adaptations (the disappointing Spider-man 3, the mediocre Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and the atrocious Ghost Rider), fear not.

Welcome to FSR’s newest weekly feature in which I break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of what Hollywood has to offer.

“Miss Pettigrew, you look like you’ve never attended a cocktail party in your life,” says fashion show commentator Edith Dubarry (Shirley Henderson), betrothed to famous fashion designer Joe Blumfield. She hasn’t. She’s just a waif posing as someone who has.

It appears that Silver and the Wachowski Brothers are confident about Speed Racer, as they have already come up with an idea for a sequel. Also he talked about a film called Ninja Assassain, which is written by the Wachowski’s and will be helmed by James McTeigue.

What an interesting title that is. Our buddy Peter over at /Film tells us that this is the title for an upcoming Guillermo del Toro project. This project is in the very early stages as del Toro tell us that he has just begun to write the story.

Welcome to FSR’s newest weekly feature in which I break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of what Hollywood has to offer.