So here’s where I go into detail about the problem with the general movie-going public and/or the film industry in general. Right now, Rotten Tomatoes’ rating for the Expendables is 43%. Right now, Rotten Tomatoes’ rating for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is 80%. Say what you will about RT’s flawed algorithms for creating that [...]

We recorded so much, it had to be split into three levels. In .1 Nicholas, Chris, Jon, and Jay discuss the film of the week, Inception. They cover Christopher Nolan, discuss the ending, and Nicholas gives us the movie as a metaphor for film theory.

Jay appeared on this week’s episode of Trending Cinema, where hosts Jon Tilton and Simon Miraudo are joined by three guests — Jonnie Chang, Tim Hansen, and Jay — to discuss the first entry in the summer action blockbuster season, Iron Man 2. Give it a listen right here, or go straight to Trending [...]

SO: a bunch of trailers were released over the past few weeks for some hotly anticipated movies coming out this summer (and beyond). And because we at About12Minutes are all about convenience and things that are awesome, here is an aggregation of the ones we found most interesting and/or noteworthy. Please enjoy this grouping of [...]

Chemistry is a funny thing. In one respect, it is supremely predictable; mix this chemical with that one, and you will get this result/reaction. But in others, it is amazingly unpredictable. Take for example, three films released over the past month: X-Men: Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, and Terminator: Salvation. Each are special effects filled genre [...]