The Top 10 so far and the craptastic, forthcoming fall movie season

So, it’s been an interesting first half of the moviegoing year. There’s been a decent number of fantastic movies, most of them surprises or lesser-known movies (which, actually, is a serious problem no matter how many cinephiles like championing shit you’ve never heard of). The last eight months were also the best shot you’ll have this year of seeing a wicked-awesome flick, but more on that in this very insightful hyperlink. Right now…

REVIEW: ’500 Days of Summer’

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in "500 Days of Summer"

Part of a series of reviews from 2009’s Atlanta Film Festival.

I’ve seen “500 Days of Summer,” and one thing is completely clear.

People are going to see the crap out of this goddamn movie.

TRAILER REVIEW: ‘(500) Days of Summer’ or second trailer cooler, less annoying

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in "(500) Days of Summer"

Apple Trailers released today a new, hi-def trailer for “(500) Days of Summer,” the newest romantic comedy sure to light up every damn hipster in this country. (Pay particular attention to the trailer’s first scene that revolves around The Smiths.)

TRAILER REVIEW: ’500 Days of Summer’

Hipsters will spill free-trade coffee all over their shitty Keds when they see the trailer for “500 Days of Summer,” which comes out July 24 and is sure to be this summer’s “Garden State.” Anything less would be a failure. Both are Fox Searchlight pictures, and “Garden State” was released July 28, 2004. The scheduling similarities are not a coincidence.