Operation Kino

A review of Judd Apatow's new navel-gazing effort This is 40, and a discussion of filmmakers that get really personal. Plus tidbits about Girl Walk // All Day, Jessica Chastain in The Heiress, Disney's deal with Netflix, and On the Road.

This week all four of us review Silver Linings Playbook, then talk about running times in movies and whether they matter. Plus tidbits about Killing Them Softly, Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry, The Gatekeepers, comics, and Dog Day Afternoon.

We review Ang Lee's Life of Pi then go over the age-old difficulty of taking your family to the movies over the holidays. Plus tidbits about Pasolini, Free To Be You And Me, Walking Dead the game, and Rise of the Guardians.

We review the sumptuous new Anna Karenina and bring you a new OpKino Indie interview with Chris Cullari, director of the award-winning short "The Sleepover." Plus tidbits about Rust & Bone, Breaking Dawn Part 2, American Horror Story and the Downcast app.

We discuss the excellent new Bond film Skyfall, plus movies like this one and Casino Royale that seem defined by their eras. Plus a Bond-inspired lightning round and tidbits about porn, Bernie, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, and How To Survive A

This week we were supposed to review Wreck-It Ralph, but, well, a hurricane got in the way. But instead there's plenty of Star Wars to talk about, plus a review of Flight and tidbits about Cloud Atlas, Boy Meets World, and David's poor survival instincts.

We review the divisive but delightful Cloud Atlas in an extended review segment, then talk about editing-- what is it and how does it work? Plus tidbits about the Food Film Festival, a Mama set visit, The Comedy and The Loneliest Planet.

We review the experimental, widely beloved new French film Holy Motors, then use the release of the remarkably terrible Alex Cross to talk about movies so bad they're good. Plus tidbits about Skyrim, New York Comic Con, Flight, and Moonrise Kingdom.

This week we review the new spy thriller Argo, then use it as an excuse to talk about James Bond and our other favorite spies. Plus tidbits about HBO movies The Girl and Mea Maxima Culpa, the New York Film Festival and the anthology horror film V/H/S.

With special guest Jordan Hoffman we review Taken 2 and Frankenweenie, dig into the transition from film to digital, and discuss Tokyo Story, Fantastic Fest, The Paperboy and Seth MacFarlane

This week we review the new time-travel thriller Looper then dig deep into time travel movies themselves, and how they make you believe them. Plus tidbits about Resident Evil, Pitch Perfect, Marina Abramovic and Wuthering Heights.

This week we review the new high school movie Perks of Being A Wallflower, then talk about movies beloved by women but not often discussed critically. Plus tidbits about Netflix documentaries, Breaking Amish, Dredd and the Titanic Blu-ray.

This week we review Paul Thomas Anderson's new film The Master, then run down the highlights of the festival where it premiered, the Toronto Film Festival. Plus tidbits about documentaries, Paprika, Arbitrage and smart phones in theaters.

This week we're missing David but have regained Da7e to review the iTunes hit. Plus a lightning round inspired by the summer's most successful fictional characters, and tidbits about Whore of the Orient, Wrath of Khan and summer movie Oscar buzz, or the l

This week we swap Da7e for Jenni Miller to review Lawless and then play the next round of the trivia game Patches Matches. Plus tidbits about The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, For A Good Time Call, Paul Auster and The Possession.