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Hanover Street was recommended to me by the same co-worker who told me to watch 3 Days of the Condor. I cannot believe she felt the need to qualify the recommendation by saying that the movie was a little cheesier than she remembered. Cheesy?! I think not. Hanover Street...
As someone who grew up watching Sesame Street, I never gave a second thought to the diversity represented on the show: it was simply the way it was. There was nothing the slightest bit unusual about people (and Muppets) of all ages, races, and abilities living together harmoniously, and,...
If I may be so bold as to quote myself, I believe I said that seeing all the corruption in Serpico made me want to go live in a cave. Well, Jeremiah Johnson cured me of that. You’d think that if you, or, say, Robert Redford went off to...
This latest installment in the FilmCraft series is a delightfully encyclopedic look into the world of screenwriting from the perspective of those working in the industry. It includes interviews and profiles of prominent screenwriters from Caroline Thompson to Woody Allen, but even when the names don’t sound familiar, the...
When it comes to independent films, it seems I’m always complaining that there is no ending, or at least no sense of resolution when the credits roll. Loverboy is just the opposite. The bulk of the film made me squirm in my seat, but the ending was so wrenching...
Revisiting The Muppet Movie was a strange experience for me. Though I remembered it fondly, my sense of excited nostalgia was tainted by a vague feeling of dread. Too many Muppet movies had been a source of disappointment over the years, but I could never quite remember which is...
Sometimes when I watch the Muppets, I can hardly believe they were on TV. Every week. For years. This childhood staple would be so out of place in today’s TV landscape, yet it remains just as weirdly funny as it was when it first aired. If you loved The...
Goofy as The Muppet Show may be, it serves as an amazing time capsule for the late 70s and early 80s. As I peeled the plastic off the DVD edition of Season 3, my heart started to thump. I knew there was an episode I particularly wanted to see,...
For whatever reason, I’ve never been big on zombie movies. I think it makes me mad that the zombies move so slowly yet somehow create all sorts of carnage. The whole concept turns me into a total girl, “Like how is this an apocalypse?! Walk faster and you’ll be...
The aptly titled Bullet to the Head is about a string of bad guys getting their brains blown out with a little bit of story, some nudity, and several fight scenes and explosions thrown in as glue. Actionwise, it’s funny, surprising, satisfying, and generally awesome. People are all the...
Somehow an “elegant thriller” titled Stoker about a young woman whose estranged uncle surfaces after the death of her father conjures up spooky, noirish notions of vampires and writerly types. It also seems strangely old-timey. It takes a moment then, to adjust to the fact that the film is...
This isn’t so much a crossover comedy like Beverly Hills Chihuahua which will strangely have the power to charm every member of your family, regardless of age, and it’s not a schticky adult comedy snidely making fun of its subject matter. Nope, Wiener Dog Races is a straight up...
