Wednesday, September 7 2011
‘The Best and The Brightest’ Want that Pie in the (Manhattan) Sky
This baudy little farce is about the hopeful and naïve strivers trying for the smallest taste of the best that America has to offer.
Monday, April 27 2009
Summer of Same: May 2009
May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.
Thursday, October 11 2007
Part 4 - Feasts from the Fringe
Cable created supply where there was little or no demand. Out of the myriad of subject specific programming, a few gemstones managed to shine.
Friday, September 14 2007
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Instead of neuroses that are black-tinged and deep-seated, most of I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With's navel-gazing is genial to the point of being childlike.
Thursday, August 30 2007
Dedication
It's Henry's movie, and for all his eccentricities and fixations and rages, he's a very conventional man.
Shrek the Third (2007)
Nothing looks to be ongoing so much as Shrek, except maybe the other sequel machines huffing and puffing this summer.
Tuesday, May 1 2007
Monkey Business (Part 1: May)
Talk about frontloading your approach. Each week in this first full month of patented popcorn movies finds another famous franchise icon making a major blockbuster bow. Only truly disastrous results from these guaranteed crowd-pleasers will keep the coffers from clogging with cash.
Wednesday, July 5 2006
Strangers with Candy: The Complete Series
Not only does the humor hold up with amazing buoyancy, but it also remains edgier and more topical than most current programming on basic cable TV.
