Days 1 & 2 from the Maine International Film Festival.

Frankly, there is nothing worse than going to the movie theater and having distractions in the audience. I’d rather sit through a bad movie than have someone distracting me from a good movie. As such, I’ve decided to provide a few tips and pointers on movie theater etiquette to maximize the movie theater experience for you and everyone else.

I just found out The Big Lebowski was released on March 6th twenty years ago. Not only is it my favorite Coen brothers movie and my favorite comedy, it is my personal #1 movie of all time. Having spent two decades watching this movie multiple times, I wanted to share a bit about my love for all things Lebowski.

Others are mired in their opinions being "subjective".  Sad. They worry they're not seeing "all sides" of a cultural debate, and give credence to other opinions willy nilly, especially on tedious, round table NPR shows with titles like "Up, Down, and All Around: Everyone's Damn Viewpoint on Everything."  Blah. So exhausting.

OnScreen Critics Ken Jones and Noah Golden hand out their superlatives for the movie class of 2017. 

Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and everybody and their mother is bound to have a hot take of some kind, so why not me (my mom could care less, though)? There’s bound to be a lot of huffing and puffing out there.

Last year, I listed my 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2017. I’m scaling back this year and keeping it to 20, whittled down from a list that started with 70 titles that caught my eye. 

Finishing our countdown of our favorite movies of 2017!

OnScreen Film Critic Ken Jones counts down his top films of 2017.