Reviews by Jennifer

• April 29, 2006
• At Home, Drama

A long time ago there was a spoof of a Japanese television show on Saturday Night Live. In it, a father commanded his son to do his homework, and when the son replied that he had no homework, the father proclaimed, “Then you must fight the bear!” He opened...

• April 28, 2006
• At Home

Cillian Murphy is so creepy looking that I’m inclined to say that he should be made to wear a bag over his head, but Batman Begins proved that the bag was an even worse idea. Only he would find an old burlap sack with maggots wriggling all over it...

• March 29, 2006
• At Home, Crime, Drama, Thriller

An albino alligator is a freak of nature. It is weak and vulnerable, and serves one purpose: bait. The alligator posse it belongs can use the albino to lure over second alligator posse. Then, when the second alligator posse attacks, the first alligator posse can go on the defensive,...

• March 16, 2006
• At Home, Comedy, Television

Gimme a Break! was one of the first shows to enter my childhood TV viewing schedule, though I simply referred to it as “Nell” for many years. I watched the episodes when they first aired, I watched them in syndication, and now I’m watching them on DVD. I just...

• February 16, 2006
• At Home, Drama

Isn’t 9 Lives what that sarcastic car Morris used to advertise? Well, I’ll tell you right now that 112 minutes of cat food commercials would beat the pants off Nine Lives the movie. Honestly, I’d rather eat cat food than watch this  ever again. Oddly enough, the universe tried...

• January 3, 2006
• At Home, Comedy

I don’t know why I’m doing this. I’m not even taking one for the team—I’m taking one for Billy Bob Thornton himself. Do you hear me, Billy Bob? I’m doing this for you, because I think your version of Bad News Bears deserves a chance. It’s an underdog of...

• December 6, 2005
• Action, At Home, Comedy, Crime

As I settle in to write this review, I can’t help wishing I had more than eight slices of pie to bestow upon Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. I’m not even sure where to begin extolling the virtues of this film, but I will say that its very existence is...

• November 20, 2005
• At Home, Drama, Family, Music

I would forgo a plot summary for The Sound of Music, but a recent confession from one of my very best friends proves that it’s necessary. She’s never actually seen the movie. Can you imagine? I nearly fell over when I found out. I think my parents must have...

• November 19, 2005
• At Home, Mystery, Thriller

I must admit that based on the title, I never had any interest in seeing Three Days of the Condor. For me, it conjured vague impressions of a missile crisis, international intrigue, and (possibly) an endangered bird. But the other day, a co-worker came back from lunch and said,...

• October 29, 2005
• At Home, Drama, Mystery

Do not be suckered by the star power behind Proof. Just because Hollywood’s smart kids are in a movie about math, doesn’t mean it’s going to be any fun to watch. Any way you slice it, Proof is a poopy, pretentious film, and it’s always a bore watching Gwyneth...

• October 17, 2005
• Animation, At Home, Family

OK, I’ll allow you to pick up the limited edition of this one at the store as it is packaged with a Winnie-the-Pooh plushie. Pooh is actually wearing a Tigger costume—one of those that makes it look like he is actually wearing Tigger’s pelt, so that the hood (Pooh’s...

• September 19, 2005
• At Home, Comedy, Crime, Drama

I have spent my entire life thinking of The Sting as the movie where Robert Redford and Paul Newman play cards for two hours. It never really occurred to me that there might be more to it until I finally sat down to watch it, but I fear it...