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Film

  • Money Girl

    By on June 9, 2010

    Several years ago, when Joan Rivers starred in a GEICO commercial where the whole concept centered on her plastic surgery, it seemed like a wonderful...

  • Greek Comedy

    By on June 3, 2010

    Two years ago, Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a hit not just because of Jason Segel's full frontal shot, but because it was a highly entertaining,...

  • Fluff for Fans

    By on May 27, 2010

    Dear Sex and the City fans: Cheers! Everything you could have possibly wanted in a sequel to the first film, as a continuation of the...

  • Big-Screen Crime

    By on May 14, 2010

    Robin Hood and Little John walkin' through the forest … oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly what a bore! A great deal of nostalgia will be felt for...

  • Iron Fortified

    By on May 5, 2010

    When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) takes the stage at an Expo at the beginning of Iron Man 2, he does so in a manner...

  • Death Match

    By on April 21, 2010

    Can a British black comedy about a family successfully translate to an American comedy about a black family? Bloody hell, yeah! In 2007, the Frank...

  • Heroic Deeds

    By on April 15, 2010

    The least offensive thing about Kick-Ass is its title. The most offensive? That's way too hard to pinpoint. Kick-Ass is flat-out, balls-to-the-wall funny. Now, if...

  • Jett Lag

    By on April 7, 2010

    In a very odd way, it's almost as if Kristen Stewart was born to play rocker Joan Jett. The slightly stoned look of ambivalence and...

  • Gods Forsaken

    By on March 31, 2010

    ''Just accept it.'' That's the advice given to Perseus when he discovers a sword from the gods in the forest. There's no good explanation for...

  • Son Dance

    By on March 10, 2010

    Sometimes things don't turn out the way you expect. Sometimes the high school quarterback grows up and transitions into a woman. Sometimes an orphan discovers...

  • Small Wonder

    By on March 4, 2010

    Once upon a time there was a young director named Tim Burton, and he created wonderfully bizarre and macabre worlds populated by a boy with...

  • Easy Pickings

    By on March 4, 2010

    Most of the Oscar winners this year are sure-things. There, I did it. All of my Oscar picks for the year are cursed and I'm...

  • Mystery Man

    By on February 24, 2010

    There are so many mysteries on the island that it feels like you're never going to get any answers. Is there a safe way off?...

  • Mysterious Island

    By on February 17, 2010

    There are so many mysteries on the island, it feels like you're never going to get any answers. Is there a way off the island?...

  • Love Lies Bleeding

    By on February 10, 2010

    Cupid! Hey, Cupid! Come over here and shoot me. Right through my eye, please, because it would be less painful than having to watch Garry...