I volunteered to go to the preview screening of Battleship in part because I wanted to stare the void of summer movies directly in the eye. Battleship—a movie based on a board game so simple the box ...

When I’m not wearing my Techland goggles, I’m just your average film buff. Or maybe that should be film snob. Either way. And right at the top of my list as one of 2009’s best films is The Hurt Locker ...