Features
Wednesday, May 5 2010
2010 Summer Movie Preview - July
In July, Christopher Nolan unleashes his eagerly awaited new film Inception, M. Night Shyamalan returns with The Last Airbender and Adrien Brody stars in a Predator remake.
Reviews
Friday, January 11 2013
Julianne Moore Gets Sarah Palin's Seductively Innocent Look Down Perfectly in 'Game Change'
This apolitical movie takes the "Frankenstein" allegory to make us wonder if Sarah Palin, played perfectly by Julianne Moore, was a victim of an irresponsible political plan.
Monday, November 5 2012
'The Campaign' Gone Awry
The Campaign gets off to a solid start, but can't avoid the pratfalls of the trail.
Friday, August 10 2012
'The Campaign': Politics in Extremis
Cam's belligerent certainty makes him an ideal sort of candidate in The Campaign: no matter what happens, he can spin it, express his outrage, deny responsibility, blame someone else.
Friday, March 9 2012
'Game Change': TV Eats Itself
This is the story Game Change tells, the story of the news cycle. Sarah Palin is the occasion for this story, but she's mostly incidental.
Thursday, January 13 2011
'Dinner for Schmucks': A Film for Schmucks?
With its message never defined, Dinner for Schmucks leaves you wondering whether the real idiots were in front of the camera, behind it, or laughing complacently at home.
Blogs
Friday, August 10 2012
'The Campaign': More Satire, Less Scatology
Like most things with politicians, (The Campaign's) promises go unrealized and unfulfilled.
Friday, July 30 2010
A Dinner Game for Idiots, Schmucks, and Hollywood Remakes
The premise promises things that the French just aren't ready to address. While not always successful in doing so, at least the US remake takes chances.
