What’re The Best & Worst Remakes Since ’95?
Following on from the success of the What're The Most Acclaimed Comic Book Films feature last year, I decided to use the same technique...
Ben Affleck Talks “Argo”
Can this be the same guy Hollywood (along with most of the world) considered just another former-talent-turned-train-wreck a couple of years ago, going straight...
Goodman, Arkin, Cranston Talk “Argo”
There's already Oscar chatter swirling around Ben Affleck's Iran Crisis story "Argo", a tale so strange not even Hollywood could make it up.Directed by...
Ranking The Bond Opening Theme Songs
It's James Bond week this week with the film franchise celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday. One of the most signature elements of...
Top 250 Films Not On Blu-ray, Volume III
Fourteen months ago I came up with the idea of looking at how far the Blu-ray format had progressed in one particular way in...
Garth’s Ten Best Films Of All Time
One question I'm often asked when people find out what I do is what I think are the best films of all time. ...
The Cast of “The Avengers”
Fans lined Hollywood Boulevard near the iconic Graumann's Chinese Theatre last Wednesday in Hollywood, the street occupied by a huge red carpet tent lined...
Garth Franklin’s Best Films of 2011
With the Oscars upon us this weekend, it's time for the return of another tradition - one I used to do regularly but have...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Ten (Final)
Exactly one month and roughly 70,000 words later, here is the tenth and final volume of this year's "Notable Films of 2012" guide. In...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Nine
In this ninth volume I look at films that include the final chapter in the "Twilight" saga, a sequel to surprise action hit "Taken",...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Eight
In this eighth volume I look at films that include James Bond returning to his old school ways, an 80's rock musical, an old...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Seven
In this seventh volume I look at films that include a Thai-set re-teaming of the star and director of "Drive", a mystery-laced re-teaming with...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Six
In this sixth volume I look at films that include a young assassin targeting his older self, another Nicholas Sparks adaptation, the return of...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Five
In this fifth volume I look at films that include a mega-budget Martian epic, a Presidential biopic, another 3D 'Journey', a biopic of Burma's...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Four
In this fourth volume I look at films that include a more grounded take on GI Joe, Baz Luhrmann's attempt at adapting the classic...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Three
In this third volume I look at films that include a Tarantino slave-themed western, a more down and dirty Judge Dredd, two Aussie films,...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume Two
In this second volume I look at films that include Batman's final outing, an old vampire soap reborn, a thriller set almost entirely in...
The Notable Films of 2012: Volume One
Back for its fourth year in a more truncated and concise form, today kicks off the first in a ten-part look at the various...
Sundance 2012: In Competition Titles
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival is once again on the way with Park City and other surrounding towns in Utah set to be flooded...
Top 250 Films Not On Blu-ray, Volume II
Seven months ago I came up with the idea of looking at how far the Blu-ray format had progressed in one particular way in...
Dark Doctrine: “The Hollow Men”
The continued blurring of the line between what constitutes a performance be it in live-action or animation is about to hit a tipping point...
Violence As Redemption In “Straw Dogs”
With the upcoming movie release "Straw Dogs", which hits theaters September 16th, one recurring question I've been asked is what in the world does...
Dark Doctrine: “Vomit in the Cinema”
Is 3D making you both poorer and sicker without providing any real benefit? Well, now there looks to be proof.Early last week came report...
Set Visit: “The Adventures of Tintin”
1. INTRODUCTIONA decade before Batman was a spandex-clad reflection in creator Bob Kane's eye, a Belgian artist by the name of Georges Remi began...
Dark Doctrine: “The Wire in the Blood”
Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier has always been a provocateur, to him the worst kind of reaction is indifference. Love him or hate...
Set Visit: “Green Lantern”
A fog of sticky humidity wraps New Orleans. It is late summer 2010 and, lucky for the cast and crew of Warner Bros. summer...
Dark Doctrine: “The Fall Of A Titan”
The great cinematic experiment in pro-objectivism looks to have collapsed. "Atlas Shrugged: Part One", the independently-produced first film in a trilogy adaptation of...
Dark Doctrine: “The Black Hole of Calcutta”
Even for those of us who have no fear of flying, airline travel is its own special kind of hell. From cramped conditions...
12 Rebootable “Doctor Who” Villains
Since its return in 2005, "Doctor Who" has done a pretty good job of bringing back villainous races and figures from the classic series...
Dark Doctrine: “False Witness”
When it comes to movies, everyone has lied at one time or another about famous films that they claim to have seen. It's...