Handyguy (aka Randall Byrn) is a marketing professional in New York. A transplanted Southerner, he has been a movie buff since birth. He's always secretly wanted to be Pauline Kael, and Blogcritics gives him an approximation of that, or so he likes to fantasize at least. Handy has a film degree from USC.
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A genuinely scary and original monster movie from Korea.
Spotting trends among the outstanding movies of the year - plus a few goodies you may have missed.
Not exactly a good movie, but a dazzling audience-pleaser.
Not lighthearted holiday fun: four movies featuring brutal violence and extraordinary images.
Call it the anti-Bourne (or the far flip side of Casino Royale) - deadly serious spies, gloomy sex, a dark night of the Cold War soul.
A few things we ought to be asking our government, loudly and persistently
On the verge of achieving much bigger popularity, Sufjan has a really nice Christmas present for you.
A look at the amazing output of this great director in just a seven year period.
There's no doubt what the best Christmas movie is. Could it be the best American movie, period?
Far from leading to ‘two years of hell,’ the elections may bring us real dialogue and, gasp, near-sanity in Washington.