Monday, May 15 2006

That Girl: Season One

By Kathryn Atwood

It could be legitimately argued that Ann Marie was a highly manipulative female; not because she had a thing for male emasculation, but because anyone who came under the spell of her sparkling smile or got in the way of her unstoppable joie de vivre necessarily became road kill.

Monday, April 3 2006

9 to 5: Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritical Bigot Edition (1980)

By Leigh H. Edwards (Rating: 8; Extras: 8)

Producer and star Jane Fonda nails it: 9 to 5 endures because of its 'historical synchronicity.'"

Tuesday, January 31 2006

Courting Alex

By Bill Gibron

Here's hoping that Alex allows Jenna Eflman to explore the full extent of her comedic capabilities.

Thursday, October 3 2002

Moonlight Mile (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Fits a little too neatly with the recent popularity of media considering grief and death rituals.

Sunday, January 1 1995

The Guardian

By Elena Razlogova

PULL.

Recess: School’s Out (2001)

By Jon Munn (and Rachel Munn)

Perhaps Recess' most culturally savvy element is its skewering of the '60s, in a flashback showing how the ideals of the teachers (particularly Principal Prickly and Dr. Benedict) have fallen by the wayside as they were sucked into The System and traded their ideals for hard-nosed discipline.