Ben Affleck's Failing Races

Andy Hoglund on ethnicity and Oscars

Of Keys, Squier, and Spotify

Andy Hoglund on 30 years of pop through one service

The Genuine Pop Superstar

Andy Hoglund on 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'

Happy Massachusetts

Andy Hoglund on Adam Sandler: Job Creator

The Heart of Charm City

Andy Hoglund on the O's defying sabermetrics

Profits Rise, Creativity Falls

Andy Hoglund on danger in seeing 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Childish Expectations

Andy Hoglund on the conundrum of Childish Gambino

Growing Up 'Mean Girls'

Andy Hoglund (& lady friends) on the line to 'Bridesmaids'

Dogs of a Feather

Andy Hoglund on the line between homage and stealing

Ending On A Dark Note

Andy Hoglund's reservations after seeing TDKR trailer...a lot

A New Hero's Journey

Andy Hoglund on the need for a different kind of filmmaking

Three Modern Men

A scene on devious courting from Andy Hoglund

'Bully," Reviewed

Sure it's important, but Andy Hoglund sees if it's any good

Making Connections

By: Andy Hoglund

They're All Grown Up

By: Andy Hoglund

Out of Balance

Comedians as pundits, jokes for politicians

The Strongest Feeling...in the World

A 'Pete and Pete' fan on the cast's NYC reunion show

Measuring Heroism

Flags, Whitney Houston, and you

The Common Man's Bad Ass

When exactly did Liam Neeson take Harrison Ford's mantle?

Filming The Greatest

A look at his cameo in Requiem for a Heavyweight

And The Winners Are...Not Us

Our Hollywoodologist's perfectly reasonable reactions to noms

Going For Gold

Some prognosticaion on the eve of Oscar noms

Living The Dream

The cost of moving from farms, to cities, to the internet

The Coronation of Fincher

Tracking the rise and ramifications of the master director

The Phantom You Deserve

A look at the different vartiations of this maleable story

Out Of Your Hands

Who gets the final say on what a film is about?

The Politics of Comedy

Is an Oscar vote for Melissa McCarthy a vote for Hope?

Seeing 3D Clearly

An appreciation for a device that winds through film history

The Mirror of Film

When we see a movie's hero, are we really seeing ourselves?

Out Of Your Hands

Who gets the final say on what a film is about?

Lights Up On Wall Street

On the inevitable, awful, exploitative film adaptation

The Rise of the Sympathetic Villain

What do we lose when evil is gray?

Reflections and Refractions

There wouldn't be an Eve's Bayou without a Mockingbird

The Phantom You Deserve

A look at the different vartiations of this maleable story

Method to Madness

Brando redefined the movie star, and suffered for it

Hollywood and Class

Seriously, Ryan Reynolds sucks

And The Oscars Try It Again

A Snap Reaction to Eddie Murphy's Announcement as Host

George Clooney, Throwback Star

But from when?