Best of the Week: Sam Jackson Interviewed, Christmas Releases Reviewed, and More

Reviews, Editorials, and Interviews

Watch: The Schmoes Review ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ by Movies.com

Watch: The Schmoes Review ‘The Impossible’ by Movies.com

Judgment Dave: Santa Meets Merlin and Satan in the Must-Watch ‘Santa Claus’ by Dave White

Watch: The Schmoes Review ‘This Is 40’ by Movies.com

Dialogue: Samuel L. Jackson on ‘Django Unchained’ and Playing “the Most Despised Negro in Cinematic History” by Erik Davis

Dialogue: William Friedkin on His ‘Killer’ Canon and Why He’d Recut All of His Films by Robert B. DeSalvo

New on DVD/Blu-ray: Everything That Hits Between Now and 2013 by Peter Hall

Watch: The Schmoes Review ‘Jack Reacher’ by Movies.com

The 10 Most Overrated Movies of 2012 by David Ehrlich

Watch: The Schmoes Review ‘Monsters, Inc. 3D’ by Movies.com

Watch: The Schmoes Review ‘Promised Land’ by Movies.com

Watch: The Schmoes Review ‘On the Road’ by Movies.com

Features and Columns

Box Office Report: ‘The Hobbit’ Puts Up December’s Biggest Opening of All Time by Erik Childress

8 Great… Movie Heroes Who Could Be Great Villains by Peter Martin

Awards Rankings: The Top Contenders Emerge for Best Picture, Director and Screenplays by Erik Childress

New Christmas DVDs, from the Holly Jolly to a Flame-Throwing Santa by Alonso Duralde

The 2012 Black List: Here Are the 10 Unproduced Screenplays We Really Want to See Get Made by Mike Bracken

Watch: The Best Action Scenes of 2012 by Peter Hall

New Video on Demand: ‘Resident Evil: Retribution,’ ‘Premium Rush’ and the Digital Exclusive ‘Taken 2’ by Robert B. DeSalvo

The Geek Beat: Trailers for ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Superman,’ and Building the Legends of Kirk and Kent by Chris Clow

The Five Best Christmas Movies to Watch with Your Kids by Sean O’Connell

Watch Our 10 Favorite Short Films of 2012 by Daniel Walber

Reacher Teacher: Five Things to Learn Before Checking Out ‘Jack Reacher’ by Sean O’Connell

Girls on Film: How Women Fare in 2012’s Christmas Releases by Monika Bartyzel

The Best Sci-fi Movies of 2012 by Jacob S. Hall

Discussions, Giveaways, and Galleries

What Was the Biggest Change for Movies in 2012? by Christopher Campbell

Giveaway: ‘The American Scream,’ a Great New Documentary from the Director of ‘Best Worst Movie’ by Peter Hall

The 10 Best Movie Posters of 2012 by Perri Nemiroff

If the World Ends Friday, What Movie Do You Most Regret Never Seeing? by Christopher Campbell

Can You Guess These Christmas Movies Based on Their Cropped Movie Posters? by Brian Salisbury

New Movie Posters: ‘After Earth,’ ‘The Great Gatsby,’ ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ and More by Peter Hall