Friday, March 13 2009
Sunshine Cleaning
Despite occasional nuances, we can see from a long way off where Sunshine Cleaning is headed.
Wednesday, January 14 2009
Our sob stories: Beyond ‘Marley’ — tear-jerking music, art, TV, plays and books
Wednesday, December 24 2008
Marley & Me
Granting Marley & Me's source in John Grogan's columns, the dog's service as metaphor in the movie is both obvious and uninspired.
Friday, September 12 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008
Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.
Friday, June 20 2008
Get Smart
Get Smart makes rudimentary efforts to update, with passing references to terrorists, profiling, and inter-agency competition.
Wednesday, June 18 2008
So I Married an Axe Murderer (Deluxe Edition)
This has become more dated than either of the Wayne’s World movies, and is so seeped in ‘90s iconography it serves as a visual time capsule.
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: June 2008 (Features) [29.Apr.08]
Today’s foreign wars are Hollywood hell (PopWire) [9.Nov.07]
Hollywood becomes an unlikely - but effective - teacher (PopWire) [25.Oct.07]
Rendition (Reviews) [19.Oct.07]
Part 4: Challenging Convention (Features) [21.Jun.07]
The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006 (Features) [11.Jan.07]
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) (Reviews) [8.Jan.07]
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) (Reviews) [26.Jul.06]
Eros (2004) (Reviews) [28.May.05]
Big Trouble (1986) (Reviews) [18.Aug.03]
The Pentagon Papers (Reviews) [3.Mar.03]
