Review: 'Crazy Stupid Love' not so crazy or stupid
2011-07-26 10:54:22
"Crazy, Stupid, Love" features an awful lot of moments that clang in a contrived, feel-good manner. And it's not so crazy or stupid afterall.
Review: `Planet 51' proves unable to support life
2009-11-19 08:44:47
It's been a big year for animation, with a great variety of styles represented by "Up," "Monsters vs. Aliens," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and the upcoming "The Princess and the Frog."
Warner Bros. poised to take summer box-office crown
2009-09-05 10:46:06
Topping the summer box office has become habit-forming at Warner Bros. Hollywood's summer ends Labor Day, but already it's clear that Warners again will top distributor market-share rankings with $957 million in domestic grosses since the season began May 1, according to Nielsen EDI.
Review: `Extract' tastes too bland
2009-09-01 13:32:04
Ten years ago, Mike Judge satirized the absurdities of the workplace experience from the perspective of put-upon employees with "Office Space." It didn't do much when it came out but, as we all know by now, it became a cult favorite on cable and home video, to the point where it changed the way you looked at the common stapler.
The Sixties
2009-08-25 09:48:53
By the time we got to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, it was proved conclusively that being young is a lot more fun than being middle-aged.
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater
2009-08-25 09:48:28
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater ,by Frank Bruni, published by The Penguin Press
Review: `Basterds' has its glorious moments
2009-08-18 11:04:39
If only Quentin Tarantino the director weren't so completely in love with Quentin Tarantino the writer, "Inglourious Basterds" might have been a great movie rather than just a good movie with moments of greatness.
"First Wives Club" the ultimate in crassness
2009-08-08 10:10:51
Less than a year after the debut of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5: The Musical," here's another pre-Broadway tuner based on a film comedy from yesteryear about fed-up women scheming to wreak revenge upon chauvinist-pig men.
Review: `People' is both funny, frustrating
2009-07-28 14:17:53
If only Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen hadn't gotten in the car.
"Mother" serves up little of substance
2009-07-16 09:05:46
"Two and a Half Men" is not generally considered the most sophisticated of situation comedies. But its level of wit is of Oscar Wilde proportions compared to "Mother," a new off-Broadway play that the series' star, Holland Taylor, has unwisely graced with her presence during the TV show's hiatus.