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Movies fulfill a crucially important mass-therapy function. WALL-E, for instance, made the terrifying threats of global warming and environmental disaster a little lighter if only for a couple of hours. Likewise, an enrossing film about people finding happiness amidst insurmountable odds are just what folks are looking for in these times of economic hardship (witness [...]

Asteroid, moving at 12 miles a second, splits the Earth and the moon. Near misses like this are more common than anyone would like to think about.
Speaking of near misses, we almost lost the freedom of speech a few years back.
“Brain drain,” meet brain deportation.
Some of the Slumdog Millionaire child actors have to return [...]

It’s been about a week since the year’s most venerated, vehemently debated and viscerally detested movie listicle was released, and, not surprisingly, the Interweb’s been abuzz with 2009 Academy Award discussions. Personally we find the whole affair sickening and are completely underwhelmed by the slate of films the Academy has decided to fawn over this [...]

With the Early Oscars (a.k.a. The Golden Globes) confirming our suspicions of a fairly mediocre award season ahead, and with the real Oscar nominations announcements only ten days away, we here at Listicles are taking refuge in the comforts of the past.
Perpetually disappointed by the marquee nominees and winners, we’re always most pleasantly surprised by [...]

As we enter big award show-season, Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar nominations are among the most anticipated (and criticized) lists of the year. Last week’s award list came from the Golden Globes, announcing the nominees for the 2009 edition of the TV and movie award show.
Not important in and of themselves, people pay attention to [...]

After seeing Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire (picutred at right) last night – though still unsure how I feel about it – the Bollywood musical number that runs through its closing credits left me with that distinct hankering for more Bollywood.
Not surprisingly, there are inumerable lists detailing the best output of the world’s second largest film [...]