Features
Tuesday, April 29 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: June 2008
If May almost tent-poled itself out of existence, June will be even worse. After all, are audiences really ready for 13 major release in less than two months -- with more to come?
Reviews
Friday, June 20 2008
Get Smart
Get Smart makes rudimentary efforts to update, with passing references to terrorists, profiling, and inter-agency competition.
Monday, October 17 2005
The Longest Yard: Widescreen Collector's Edition (2005)
Given the prison's largely nonwhite population, Paul's friendship with Caretaker (Chris Rock) is invaluable in assembling the team.
Monday, August 29 2005
Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition (1995)
It seems odd that this well-executed formula buddy comedy would have such a tortured birthing process.
Saturday, May 28 2005
The Longest Yard (2005)
Sandler is resolutely unriled, whether abused by guards, the warden, or his own teammates, which makes him a decidedly peculiar action comedy hero.
Monday, June 14 2004
50 First Dates: Special Edition (2004)
Always in the present, Drew Barrymore's Lucy is changed in an instant. And she's irresistible.
Blogs
Friday, June 20 2008
'Smart' Sucks
By its very definition, something that's "generic" is seen as "having no particularly distinctive quality or application". This doesn't make the object in question bad,…
