After what seems like an endless campaign, the presidential election is finally here. [Presidents are usually given 100 days of compromise, Obama was given about a hundred hours before Romney started campaigning against him.] And I’ve written many, many times about that in the past year and a half (if Romney loses I’ll be thrilled…
Entertainment Editorial: What’s the Best Political Campaign Movie? I Say “Bob Roberts”
On the eve of the election (but it’s still a monday, where I’m supposed to talk about entertainment), it might be a great time to unwind with a movie about a political campaign. So the question persists: what’s the best one? That’s a tough question, since the majority of political movies are about campaigns. [There’s…
Movie Review: “Cloud Atlas,” The Flop You NEED To See
[Note: I wanted to originally run this review last Monday, but Hurricane Sandy cut my internet right before I could write it.] So Cloud Atlas opened and died in theaters last weekend, and has gone nowhere but down in the box office ever since (it might finish with a 25 million total take, despite costing…
Movie Review: Wreck-it-Ralph
Of any of the “family films” in theaters for Thanksgiving, this is the strongest. I think almost anyone could watch this movie and have a good time, and I was consistently impressed with the unique world Ralph sets up. What Works: This movie could have just been an excuse to rehash old nostalgia (like Hotel Transylvania…
Movie Review: Hotel Transylvania
I know, I know…I’ve been “off” for a week and this is what I come back with on the eve of the election? Well, 1. I wasn’t off by choice, just that Hurricane Sandy severely messed with New York’s internet for a week. I hate that I missed a lot of potentially great articles (and…
Movie Review: The First Time
Another microscopic indie this time, about a pair of high school virgins who form a connection one night, and contemplate, you guessed it, “the first time.” What makes this film unique is that it’s not just a raunchy sex comedy, but tries to form an honest conversation between the two leads. It feels realistic enough,…
Movie Review: Middle of Nowhere
Middle of Nowhere is an ultra-independent film not many will get a chance to see in theaters but should check out when it’s released On Demand/Red Box/Netflix. It’s the kind of small movie that can leave a big impact just by exploring one character very, very well. What Works: The film is about a black…
Movie Reviews: Seven Psychopaths
This is a perfect example of why you can’t judge a movie by its first ten minutes. Because when I started this film (about, you guessed it, seven psychopaths hanging out in Los Angeles, sometimes killing one another) I really loved the opening moments and general setup. But then, as it kept going, it was…
Monday Morning Movie Review: Smashed
Smashed is an independent film starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead (who always seems right on the cusp of stardom) and Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul (once again playing a likable, vulnerable addict) as a married couple of alcoholics. The movie is advertised as a story of what happens to them as a couple when Winstead decided to…
Movie Review: “Alex Cross”…Exactly as Bad as You’d Think
As a critic, there are just certain movies you look more forward to than others. I can’t say I go into Alex Cross, with the same level of enthusiasm I go into Cloud Atlas with, but that can actually work for a low-expectations movie. If the bar is set low, they can easily jump over…
Movie Review: Here Comes the Boom
Okay, so this movie opened a few weeks back and nobody really cared about it then (it was something of a flop on opening weekend) so I’ll just keep this review nice and trim. Don’t worry though, I have plenty of other reviews coming up later in the day… What Works: This movie (about Kevin…
Mom Jokes: The Pharmacist
A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the Pharmacy, walked up to the Pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, “I’d like to buy some cyanide.” The Pharmacist asked, “Why in the world do you need cyanide?” The lady replied, “I need it to poison my husband.” The Pharmacist’s eyes grew big and he…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Bubba’s Sex Quiz
It seems like every magazine for women (or, at least, the kind of women who don’t like to hunt) involves some type of…sex quiz or “What would you do?” orrrrrr “What kind of man would you like?” and so on. Well, as usual, I decide to practice an extreme form of empathy like my good…