Tuesday, July 26 2011
Messrs. Waid, Rivera & Martin Reintroduce a Devil You Don’t Know But Should
It's hard to read a Daredevil book and not recall gifted creator Wally Wood. In the hands of incoming series-writer Mark Waid, the tragedy of Wood's life becomes woven into the very fabric of the Daredevil character.
Thursday, February 18 2010
Pop Gluttony
I am choosy about what I eat, but continue to chow down on an unfettered pop culture diet as the last great excess that won’t kill me.
Thursday, February 11 2010
Why I Dislike ‘Rye’: Not be-Holden to Salinger’s ‘Catcher’
'Catcher in the Rye' is a great novel, but it’s not good. When you're more Ferris Bueller than Holden Caulfield, it's hard to relate to his alienation -- no matter how much teachers want you to.
Sunday, February 1 2009
Kevin Smith: Not Quite Mainstream (Zack and Miri Make a Porno/ Sold Out!: A Threevening with…)
Thursday, January 22 2009
Sold Out: A Threevening With Kevin Smith
Alas, this is less about actually spending an evening with Smith, and more about him spending the coin made from that evening.
Friday, October 31 2008
Kevin Smith paved the way for Judd Apatow, but Apatow’s success made ‘Zack and Miri’ possible
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
All the hubbub leads to a standard coupling, the regular boy wins the exceptional girl (because in the boy's mind, she is always exceptional, even if, in your mind, she's settling).
