Dark comedy is not easy to do, since comedy itself is hard enough. With dark comedy, you have to have the right amount of bleakness or terribleness and then a mix of comedy for it to work. The Coen Brothers have perfected this art in such films as Fargo. Martin Macdonagh’s new dark comedy/thriller/action/shoot ‘em [...]
The Problems with 3D Movies/Toy Story 3D Double Feature Review
The visceral thrill of a film is very important when concerning actions, thrillers, horror movies, westerns, etc. Almost any genre, you will find that visceral experience like no other. Whether it be head turning in The Exorcist, mind blowing like in The Dark Knight, a whirling feeling only experienced when running like in Casino Royale, [...]
Glee: Second Impressions
So, if you read my previous review on Glee, you know that I fell in love with it from the first few minutes of the pilot. So, while the pilot shows what the show will be about, the next few episodes answer the question as to whether the show will be able to sustain [...]
Pitch Perfect: Review for “Glee”
I am a self professed theater geek. A “drama-rama”. Or, now, a “Gleek”. Fox’s new show, Glee, created by Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck), is my kind of dream show. It brings together all the clichés of high school life and makes the viewer care less that there are so many of them. There’s the shrewy cheerleader, [...]
My Compliments to the Chef!: Review of “Julie & Julia”
Julia Child is a giant and how they could get a 5’6” actress to play a 6’2” icon doesn’t really surprise me. Not, at least, when it’s Meryl Streep in the role as the warbley chef. Julie & Julia is based on Julia Child’s autobiography published in 2005, My Life in Paris, and Julie Powell’s [...]
Long Time
It has been extremely hectic lately and I am so sorry, Faithful Readers, that I have not posted in a long time. So, I will just write what I have seen and provide a capsule review of each.
Doubt
The John Patrick Shanley translates to the screen well mostly because of its stellar cast. Meryl Streep as [...]
Where the Truth Lies: Review for “Duplicity”
Honestly, in this economy, I don’t think it’s comforting seeing two attractive leads try to get away with $40 million. And to make matters worse, the two corporate rivals seem as ruthless as AIG or those other nutcases who’ve been asking for bailouts. But the film plays out well anyway, no matter how uncomfortable it [...]
Good God: Review for “ Religulous”
They say there are three subjects you should never speak of in public or with strangers: religion, sex, or politics. Religulous, the new documentary from the director of Borat, is about the first of the three taboos, as you can tell by its almost-at-first-glance-unpronounceable title. Bill Maher, a self-proclaimed non-believer/atheist/comedian hails the documentary with quick [...]
Bringing Up “Baby”: Review for “Baby Mama”
For a while, during the mid 1990s, Saturday Night Live was going through a creative slump. It wasn’t until a young woman joined the writers that the show jumped back on top of the comedy ladder. She was the first female head writer of the long broadcast sketch show. When she joined the cast, SNL [...]
Killer Appeal: Review for “Dexter”
While some may see it horrifying to identify with and empathize with a serial killer, think about this: we have no trouble empathizing with any other vigilante like Batman or Spider-Man. So why is it so hard to do it with a killer? Is it merely the idea that he is a killer? That is [...]
