LA Film Fest: ‘The Spectacular Now’
As this film got underway, I found myself thinking, “I’m not going to enjoy this. Well, that scene was pretty good, but I’m going to write a bad review.” The protagonist was a jerk. OK, he was a...
View ArticleDVD Review: ‘Revenge – The Complete Second Season’
ABC’s Revenge continues its sweeping tale of a young woman determined to even the score with the people that destroyed her father in The Complete Second Season, now available on DVD. In these 22...
View ArticleDVD Review: Greenberg
“I’m impressed by you that you don’t feel pressure to be successful… by other people’s standards… normal stuff is hard for him.” Ben Stiller stars as Roger Greenberg, a man who is staying in his...
View ArticleTV Review: Weeds –“Bags”
Last night kicks off Showtime’s seventh season of Weeds. The premiere episode is titled “Bags,” and it finds Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) being released from prison after serving three years of her term,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Last Exit to Brooklyn
Debuting on Blu-ray, Last Exit to Brooklyn is an adaptation of a novel by Hubert Selby Jr. The film was released to largely positive critical reaction in 1989. Set in a rough and tumble Brooklyn...
View ArticleSundance 2013 Movie Review: The Spectacular Now
Last year, I happened to get a ticket for a public screening of director James Pondsolt’s Smashed at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was able to vote in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category. This...
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