Box Office
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Kapow! The Bat Slams The Box Office (75 comments)We have a new opening weekend box office high as The Dark Knight enters the record books.
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Moody Superheroes Rule the Box Office (27 comments)Hellboy II: The Golden Army nudges Hancock out of first place while Murphy debuts as the summer's biggest flop.
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Hancock shows some attitude at the box office (38 comments)Despite a critical panning, Hancock scores at the Box Office.
RT on DVD
RT on DVD: Geek Alert! Spaced Exclusive, Robot Chicken Star Wars (14 comments)This week we're going in-depth with a look at this week's highly anticipated cult television series, Spaced. If you like Brit comedies Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, then you'll love the show that started it all for comic wonder boys Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.
RT on DVD: Bank Job, Step Up 2, and a Bat-Marathon (9 comments)As Dark Knight hype overtakes the free world this week, prepare yourself with a marathon of Batman lore on DVD with our viewing guide below -- or, escape from Bat-mania with Bat-alternatives to go with Mamma Mia and Space Chimps.
RT on DVD: Dark Knight, Mummy 3 Sneak Peeks (13 comments)This week, we dispense with the news and cut to the chase to bring you two huge new gift sets timed perfectly for this summer's Bat-mania. What will earn you more geek cred: whipping out the Batman flash drive or watching the Dark Knight prologue in high definition, awash in the glory of Blu-ray?
Meet a Critic
In Part II of our conversation with former Village Voice critic Nathan Lee, we delve deeper into his recent public break with the Voice and get his thoughts on the future of film criticism...and it doesn't look pretty.
For better or worse, recently departed Village Voice writer Nathan Lee has become something of a poster boy for the disappearance of the film critic. Read on for the first in our two-part interview with the incredibly intelligent, delightfully profane critic in which Lee answers our Meet a Critic questionnaire.
Meet a Critic: Guilty Pleasures and Must-See Movies with MSNBC's Alonso Duralde (17 comments)MSNBC's Alonso Duralde believes in having informed opinions --so rest assured his recommendations of notorious turkeys like Xanadu and The Apple come well researched. More with the author, film critic, and former Advocate editor inside!
Total Recall
Total Recall: Our Favorite Conspiracies (7 comments)Ah, conspiracy theories -- they're as American as mom and apple pie. Our fascination with shadowy sects and secret, nefarious schemes has inspired countless books, television shows, and, yes, movies -- and in honor of the long-awaited arrival of the conspiracy-rich X-Files: I Want to Believe, we've compiled a like-minded list for this week's Total Recall.
Total Recall: It's the Bat! (50 comments)With The Dark Knight dropping this Friday, evacuating America of its pent-up superhero demand like teenage timebombs, Rotten Tomatoes is exploring the storied theatrical history of Batman.
Total Recall: The 10 Best Superhero Hookups (58 comments)In tribute to Hellboy II: The Golden Army (out this Friday), here's Rotten Tomatoes' list of the most memorable superhero hookups done in Movieopolis.
Weekly Ketchup
Weekly Ketchup: Anchorman 2, Dracula: Year Zero, Twilight Zone and Much More (26 comments)In this week's Weekly Ketchup we've got the latest on plenty of remakes and sequels coming your way. Plus, check back Monday for an extra special edition of the Ketchup, in which we'll give you all the hot news out of Comic-Con.
Weekly Ketchup: Gears of War, Robert Downey Jr.'s Next Comic Role, and More (30 comments)The summer of Iron Man 2 is getting busy for Robert Downey Jr., plus news on the Gears of War movie, a 3:10 to Yuma reunion in Sherwood Forest, and more.
Weekly Ketchup: Dark Shadows, Sherlock Holmes and more (20 comments)This week's ketchup bottle brings news about new projects for Tim Burton, Guy Ritchie, Keira Knightley, and more.
RT Obscura with Kim Newman
Further Reading: Dark Knight is Unforgettable, but Who Remembers James Batman? (19 comments)The Dark Knight is setting cinemas alight all over the world, but, as Kim Newman discovers, there are other Batman movies that aren't quite so well known... James Batman - which crosses the caped crusader with suave spy James Bond - probably didn't attract much Oscar buzz, nor was the word "masterpiece" mentioned in its reviews, but for completists, is it worth seeing? Does the Filipino film industry's flouting of international copyright law deliver a treat?
Kim Newman on... I Shot Jesse James (1 comment)RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his 19th column, Kim explores an earlier take on the assassination of Jesse James, as Samuel Fuller's first feature casts John Ireland in a powerful performance as Robert Ford years before Casey Affleck joined the party.
Kim Newman on... Hex ( comment)RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his 18th column, Kim uncovers Hex, a 1973 film in the "Weird Hippie Shit" genre starring everyone's favourite Carradine - Keith, and the one, the only Gary Busey.
