Film
Film: The Skeleton Twins
I have a soft spot for stories about broken people trying to hold each other together, which goes some…
October 17, 2020-
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FilmFilm: Ghostbusters
The Ghostbusters (2016) reboot has stirred plenty of controversy, but ultimately for me it raised one question: is it…
July 24, 2016 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: The Martian
Based on Andy Weir’s bestselling novel, The Martian (2015) proves that with some Hollywood blockbusters, even when you have no…
October 10, 2015 -
Comedy, Drama, FilmFilm: Friends with Kids
Sometimes you watch a movie just for the cast, and writer-director Jennifer Westfeldt’s Friends with Kids (2011) has a…
November 12, 2012 -
Comedy, Film, Science FictionFilm: Paul
To say I watched the film Paul (2011) the other day is probably an overstatement. More like, I put…
July 20, 2012 -
Comedy, FilmFilm: Bridesmaids
Kristen Wiig has been the best thing about Saturday Night Live for years, and Bridesmaids (2011) proves she deserves…
June 1, 2011 -
Comedy, FilmFilm: Whip It
Women finally get a transcendence-through-sport film in the Rocky vein with Whip It (2009), an often funny if largely…
March 8, 2010 -
TelevisionStray Thoughts on The Emmy Awards
I generally can’t stomach awards shows. I mean, they’re usually self-congratulatory, and gaudy, and uncomfortable, and full of tiresome…
September 24, 2009