Monday, April 13 2009
No Means Ho: Debating ‘Observe and Report’‘s Most Controversial Scene
Rape? Or the Reality of Relationships circa 2009? Jody Hill's Observe and Report is being vilified over that very question.
Friday, April 10 2009
Observe and Report
Observe and Report proposes that a man who feels worthless is capable of a violent rage. If this sounds edgy, it's not.
Tuesday, January 13 2009
Celulloid Culpability - Top 10 Film Guilty Pleasures of 2008
Like comedy or music, one's choice in cinematic pleasure can be very personal - and very peculiar. Take this tantalizing list of shameful indulgences. You can argue over their artistic value, but their individuals rewards definitely speak to those who champion them.
Friday, August 22 2008
The House Bunny
The House Bunny is truly toxic, telling women to hate their bodies and hide their talents.
Thursday, May 1 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008
Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.
Thursday, February 1 2007
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
This film hovers somewhere between sappy romantic comedy and action movie, falling back on lazy gender-reversal jokes and super hero tropes.
Friday, September 1 2006
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
This isn't a movie so much as a series of set pieces with a theme of parody in mind, only to quickly devolve into toilet humor of the most literal kind and asinine, gross-out histrionics.
Friday, July 21 2006
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Eddie Izzard brings a whole other dimension to My Super Ex-Girlfriend, being wily and subversive rather than flamboyant.
Friday, April 21 2006
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
The problem is that none of this is surprising. We've seen these jokes on late night television, heard them on the radio or even thought of them ourselves.
