Monday, October 31 2011
‘Terri’: On Not Always Fitting In, and Not Being Bothered About It
These well-drawn characters struggle to make a connection, and learn through the awkward experience.
Monday, March 2 2009
Woolf at the Door
Both Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and Michael Cunningham's The Hours offer an illuminating look at the choices we make, the roles we play, and the hours that hinge our lives together.
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.
Monday, December 8 2008
Step Brothers
They're hostile, irritable, and unemployable; it's hilarious but also unsettling.
Friday, July 25 2008
Step Brothers
In Step Brothers, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen) is the ideal audience, the girl who can't fathom the anti-nuances of masculine ritual.
Wednesday, April 30 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008
And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.
Wednesday, April 9 2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Whatever flaws this Apatow-produced genre parody may carry, it's all forgotten when you're presented with a DVD overstuffed with extras that are almost as funny as the movie itself.
Friday, December 21 2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
How hilarious, you can imagine someone pitching, the word "Cox," repeated over and over, makes for all sorts of double entendres.
