VOD Spotlight: The Zero Theorem (2014)

You could be forgiven for not realizing The Zero Theorem existed. After all, to be blunt, for a Terry Gilliam film, it has surprisingly flown well under the radar. From most accounts, it appears to have been one of the smoothest productions of Gilliam’s career. Sadly—and perhaps a bit perversely—that has translated into one of […]

The Movie Defender: Death to Smoochy (2002)

Only enormously talented people could have made Death to Smoochy. Those with lesser gifts would have lacked the nerve to make a film so bad, so miscalculated, so lacking any connection with any possible audience. To make a film this awful, you have to have enormous ambition and confidence, and dream big dreams. –– Roger […]