“I don’t think I’d be able to sit through a movie with no dialogue or color.” That’s a comment heard quite frequently in discussion of The Artist, the new film by Michel Hazanavicius awarded the Golden Globe for Best Film: Comedy or Musical on Sunday. Yes, The Artist is a black and white film with…

Steven Spielberg is without a doubt the master of the adventure genre. Raiders of the Lost Arc is arguably the best action-adventure film of all time, and Jurassic Park isn’t far behind. Considering that animation is virtually limitless, giving its director a chance to do anything they can imagine, it seemed natural for Spielberg to…

 #10: Hugo Martin Scorsese’s Hugo deserves credit for its use of 3D alone. Set in 1930s Paris, the film follows a young orphan, played by Asa Butterfield, whose recently deceased father leaves behind a mystery: an automaton which, when properly operated, may contain some sort of final message which Hugo becomes determined to uncover. He…