San Francisco-based writer Barbara Herman has a Masters from UC Berkeley in the Department of Rhetoric and Film, and is now editor for a women’s humor blog. In addition to her love for cinema, she is a serious foodie and perfume aficionado and is working on her first book, Difficult Pleasures: In Praise of Acquired Tastes.
Reviews
Thursday, March 26 2009
Funny Face
Heterosexual coupling wins the day, but the relationship that really counts in this film is between the two people who aren’t in love with each other, but rather with fashion.
Friday, January 23 2009
The Wackness
Ultimately, this film is neither dope nor wack — it’s just kind of boring.
Tuesday, January 13 2009
Mamma Mia!
The kind of movie whose campiness you just have to give into if you want to enjoy it -- and then you'll have a blast.
Thursday, December 4 2008
American Slapstick, Vol. 2
If you have a taste for the forgotten, the obscure, and the lost, American Slapstick, Vol. 2 is for you.
Thursday, November 20 2008
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Official Second Season
In addition to being occasionally hilarious this show also lays bare urban fantasies about rural life and people.
