TV Review: SMASH
February 2, 2012 – 10:05 pm | 7 Comments

Yeah, yeah, it’s exec produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing, has big musical numbers…but is it any good? Well, it’s technically impressive, but after finishing the pilot episode of Smash (premiering Monday, …

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Movie Review: THE IDES OF MARCH
October 5, 2011 – 2:55 am | 14 Comments
Movie Review: THE IDES OF MARCH

If you’re not into politics, don’t let it deter you from seeing The Ides of March (out October 7), based on Beau Willimon’s play Farragut North. Despite its setting, it’s not really about politics. It’s more …

Movie Review: FOOTLOOSE
October 3, 2011 – 2:08 am | 8 Comments
Movie Review: FOOTLOOSE

When I posted on Facebook that I had gone to a Paramount screening of the Footloose remake (out October 14), one of my friends jokingly threatened to disown me because I was apparently being disloyal to …

Movie Review: THE DEBT
September 1, 2011 – 12:49 am | 2 Comments
Movie Review: THE DEBT

The Debt‘s release has been delayed for some time, mostly due to Miramax becoming defunct, but Focus Features is finally getting it out in time for the last holiday weekend before fall. It’s directed by …

Movie Review: ATTACK THE BLOCK
August 3, 2011 – 11:20 pm | 3 Comments
Movie Review: ATTACK THE BLOCK

I hated not being able to make this screening last week, but luckily my contributor Eric Edwards was there to cover it. After reading his review below, my butt hurts from kicking myself.—PCN
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Movie Review: COWBOYS & ALIENS
July 29, 2011 – 1:26 am | 10 Comments
Movie Review: COWBOYS & ALIENS

I went to a screening of Cowboys & Aliens last night and my trusty contributing writer, Eric Edwards, was there, too. The following is our discussion afterward.
But first, a quick synopsis: A man (Daniel Craig) …

THE HELP Movie Review + Cast Q & A
July 28, 2011 – 1:35 am | 13 Comments
THE HELP Movie Review + Cast Q & A

Since I have not read Kathryn Stockett’s The Help (don’t hate; it’s in the pile), I went into the screening of the movie (opening August 10) with no expectations or prejudices. I came out with …

Movie Review: CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE
July 26, 2011 – 9:04 pm | 21 Comments
Movie Review: CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

You might find the title Crazy, Stupid, Love an apt description of how summer flicks usually make you feel, but the movie itself can be described as Funny, Sexy, Sweet. All three adjectives also apply …

Movie Review: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
July 22, 2011 – 12:06 am | 4 Comments
Movie Review: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

Justin Timberlake’s character, Dylan, has an impediment that prevents him from doing simple math, i.e. he thinks 6×3=92. But it doesn’t take someone with a math problem to see that Friends with Benefits, despite a …

Quick Movie Notes
July 11, 2011 – 10:58 pm | 4 Comments
Quick Movie Notes

Here’s the first poster for The Dark Knight Rises. It’s clever in that Magic Eye way, which, come to think of it, I was never good at. But I figured out the trick in this …

Pop Culture Binge
July 5, 2011 – 3:32 am | 4 Comments
Pop Culture Binge

In addition to ingesting about two pounds of pasta salad, 3 bags of chips, 12 Popsicles, and 37 chicken wings over the long weekend, I also consumed a lot of pop culture stuff. Here’s a …

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