The Town: Ben Affleck’s redemption
After losing the bad guys in a claustrophobic car chase Special Agent Frawley is pissed. “This is the not-f*cking-around crew,” he rants at his men, “So get me something that looks like a...
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How “F” fails
“Education, education, education.” New Labour’s old mantra rings hollow to English teacher Robert Anderson. This venerable warhorse stalks his classroom with the kind of “Dark sarcasm”...
The Big C: So this is liberating?
The Big C is making quite a splash in cable programming. Laura Linney stars as Cathy Jamison, a high school history teacher diagnosed with Stage-IV melanoma. Cathy eschews chemotherapy and opts not...
“This Is England ’86″ – a strained parallel universe
Hi guys! If you like our stuff and would like to see us live long and prosper - please donate! Billed as one of the television events of the year, “This Is England '86” feels more like a chance...
The Expendables: It’s better in your head
If it weren’t for a small test audience in the early 80s, I probably wouldn’t be writing this review now. Why’s that, you ask? Well settle back and I’ll tell you a story… For those of you...
Zombies with a French twist: “La Horde”
At the end of “28 Weeks Later”, the screaming British zombies surged through the channel tunnel to upset the Parisians with lack of fashion sense, inadequate language skills (RARGGGHHH) and...
Splice: Parenting the monster
Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast are rock and roll scientists, genetic engineers surfing on the flotsam and jetsam of their DNA experiments that just might hold the cure for “Parkinson’s,...
San Diego Comic-Con: The Road To…
Everything you loved or hated about San Diego Comic-Con seemed to get bigger this year: the lines, the parties, the announcements. But now that the post-event ennui (or #connui, as it was quickly...
“30 love”: Tennis as erotic thriller
Jacques Barzun once wrote, “Tennis belongs to the individualistic past--a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world.” “30 love” reveals the tennis professional as...
Mad Men: Illusions of manhood
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Monchel Pridget, and I am a Mad Men fanatic. I thoroughly enjoy the show and its engrossing characters, even though the show is a rampant celebration of the...