Email Author Alan Scherstuhl

Awards

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published April 3, 2008

  "The Best Story of the Year"

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published April 24, 2008

  "Desert Storm"

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published September 11, 2008

  "Water Logged"

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published November 13, 2008

  "What's At Stake"

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2013 Stories by Alan Scherstuhl

• Fast & Furious 6 Is Sublime Dumb Play

  published May 23, 2013

  Fast & Furious 6 Is Sublime Dumb Play More >>

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  What Is a Movie Critic's Job in the Summer of Comic Books? A Discussion

  published May 2, 2013

  Stephanie Zacharek is the new chief film... More >>

• In Mud, McConaughey Is Great Again

  published April 25, 2013

  In Mud, McConaughey Is Great Again More >>

• Tom Cruise's Oblivion Is Grand Until It's Not

  published April 18, 2013

  Tom Cruise's Oblivion Is Grand Until It's Not More >>

• Django Unchained: The Most Moving Scene Quentin Tarantino Has Yet Filmed

  published April 18, 2013

  Half a year later, now on Blu-ray and DVD, Django Unchained is... More >>

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  Sundance Channel's Rectify Takes a Mighty Swing at Greatness

  published April 18, 2013

  At any prior point in TV history, Rectify, a six-part... More >>

• 42 Almost Makes a Flesh-and-Blood Man of Its Hero

  published April 11, 2013

  42 Almost Makes a Flesh-and-Blood Man of Its Hero More >>

• Room 237's Best Theories

  published April 11, 2013

  Theory: The Shining is about the genocide of Native Americans. Evidence: The Overlook Hotel's Navajo décor;... More >>

• Jurassic Park 3D: Spielberg Still Thrills

  published April 4, 2013

  Jurassic Park 3D Review: Spielberg Still Thrills More >>

• Wrong Is Amusingly Aimless

  published March 28, 2013

  Wrong Movie Review: Amusingly Aimless More >>

• G.I. Joe: Retaliation Is Dumb as Catbutt but Still Fun

  published March 28, 2013

  G.I. Joe: Retaliation Review: Dumb as Catbutt but Still Fun More >>

• The Host: If You Must See This Movie, Please Bring a Young Man With You

  published March 28, 2013

  The Host Movie Review: If You Must See This Movie, Please Bring a Young Man With You More >>

• Five Awesome/Crazy Theories About The Shining From Room 237

  published March 21, 2013

  Five Awesome/Crazy Theories About The Shining From Room 237 More >>

• The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Vanishes the Thing Steve Carell Is Best At

  published March 14, 2013

  The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Review: Vanishes the Thing Steve Carell Is Best At More >>

• In Top of the Lake, Peggy Olson Goes to Hell

  published March 14, 2013

  Elisabeth Moss's face is far from the only reason to savor Top of the Lake, Jane Campion's smart, bracing, hugely enjoyable... More >>

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  Other Ozzes, Great and Terrible (but Mostly Terrible)

  published March 7, 2013

  Twenty minutes into the first full-length movie based on L. Frank Baum's most beloved novel, a duck pukes into the face of Larry Semon, the... More >>

• West of Memphis Frees the West Memphis Three

  published February 21, 2013

  West of Memphis Movie Review: A New Doc Frees the West Memphis Three More >>

• Beautiful Creatures: The Ravishing Chastity Fantasy

  published February 14, 2013

  Beautiful Creatures: The Ravishing Chastity Fantasy Beautiful Creatures Movie Review: The Ravishing Chastity Fantasy More >>

• A Good Day to Die Hard Breaks New Ground in Incoherence and Stupidity

  published February 14, 2013

  Before anything else, here's how dumb things get in A Good Day to Die Hard, which is being sold as a bang-bang movie sequel so that... More >>

• Identity Thief's Creators Fear What Audiences Love About Melissa McCarthy

  published February 7, 2013

  Identity Thief Movie Review: Creators Fear What Audiences Love About Melissa McCarthy More >>

• Stand Up Guys Is a Blow to Al Pacino's Legacy

  published January 31, 2013

  Stand Up Guys Movie Review: A Blow to Al Pacino's Legacy More >>

• In Hyde Park on Hudson, It's Patriotic to Pleasure a President

  published January 3, 2013

  Hyde Park on Hudson Review: It's Patriotic to Pleasure a President More >>