The Duchess–Movie Review
The Duchess is a soap opera about the glamorous and scandalous lives of the rich and famous–though 200 years later almost no one remembers these particular celebrities. 17-year-old Georgiana Spencer… Read more »
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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist–Movie Review
To begin with Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist has nothing at all to do with The Thin Man. On the other hand it does remind me of the screwball romantic… Read more »
Ghost Town–Movie Review
Ghost Town is an American comedy with an unusual British feel to it. Much of this comes from Ricky Gervais, a British comedian who plays the main character, a curmudgeonly… Read more »
Burn After Reading–Movie Review
The latest movie from Joel and Ethan Coen is another grimly funny story featuring ruthless people who are not nearly as smart as they think they are. The premise is… Read more »
Vicky Cristina Barcelona–Movie Review
Granted, I haven’t seen every movie that Woody Allen ever made, but it’s quite possible that Vicky Cristina Barcelona is the most depressing Woody Allen move ever. I find it… Read more »
Tropic Thunder–Movie Review
Tropic Thunder is a hilarious sendup of war moves, particularly Apocalypse Now (not to mention Hearts of Darkness.) It is also a sendup of Hollywood itself, a place where people… Read more »
Mamma Mia!–Movie Review
It stands to reason that a musical featuring ABBA songs won’t get much respect. After all, ABBA didn’t get much respect even back when they were popular. Still, they were… Read more »
The Dark Knight–Movie Review
How many people remember when Batman was a lighthearted tongue-in-cheek TV show about a somewhat pompous “Caped Crusader” who battled absurd over-the-top villains? That era seems pretty distant now. The… Read more »
Get Smart–Movie Review
It’s no secret that movies based on old TV shows generally stink. In many cases that may be because the original source material wasn’t very good. In the case of… Read more »
Hancock–Movie Review
Maybe being a superhero isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. You find a whale stranded on the beach. You pick it up and toss it back into the ocean…. Read more »