The Other Guys: Preferring a More Feral Ferrell
In my review of Step Brothers, I wondered how much longer Will Ferrell’s manchild routine would remain fresh. In retrospect, Step Brothers grows funnier with time because Ferrell plays the unleashed...
View ArticleDVD Releases: Burlesque, Faster, Get Low
Burlesque (on DVD March 1st): Burlesque is about the least believable small town girl in the history of small towns, Christina Aguilera, working for the least believable face in the history of faces,...
View ArticleMini-Reviews: Fast Five, Super, Kill the Irishman
In an attempt to give readers my feelings on films as I plug away on a number of writing assignments, I’ll provide mini-reviews to give my succinct opinion on films and to give me time to finish my...
View ArticleMini-Reviews: Safe Haven, Dark Skies, Snitch
Safe Haven: Nicholas Sparks gives the people what they want. A wounded hunk here, an innocent ingenue in free fall there, topped off with a luminescent Coastal Carolina atmosphere. For Sparks...
View ArticleMini-Reviews: Oblivion, The Company You Keep, GI Joe: Retaliation
Oblivion: “Oblivion is familiar territory, both for Cruise and for the science fiction genre. It unquestionably remains devoted first and foremost to delivering stylish visuals and gorgeous imagery,...
View ArticleMini-Reviews: The Great Gatsby, Peeples, Pain & Gain
The Great Gatsby: To steal phrases from its author, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is about careless people who smash up things and creatures and retreat back into their money or their vast...
View ArticleMini-Reviews: Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, Epic
Fast & Furious 6: As someone who has been a low-key fan of the franchise once Justin Lin took the helm with the third entry, I was very pleased to see Fast Five take off the way it did. It was the...
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