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I’ve been mocked wholeheartedly for enjoying (despite my initial resistance) Snow Buddies, which is one of the many straight-to-video sequels spawned by this original Disney hit. “Come on!” I want to argue… “No one’s getting hurt! These movies are harmless! Put your rolling eyeballs back in your head, and...
In the first story, an androgynous accordion player (gotta love that!) named Diego (Yi-lan Chao) falls for the lovely, blind female singer Jing in her band. Diego is first protective of Jing and her little sister May, but the women’s relationship blossoms into something more. But the relationship is...
What the hell, Hollywood? So far, 2009 blows for women in film. First, Bride Wars told audiences that women are selfish, superficial, vindictive hellions who care only about themselves and their weddings. Now, Confessions… would like the world to know that women are also mindless, materialistic morons who love...
As a rule, I can count the things I hated about the 80s on one hand. In fact, it usually doesn’t even take a whole hand to do so. On any given day, only the songs “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Taco and “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco actively...
As soon as I heard the title of this film, I knew I had to see it: The Secret of the Magic Gourd. (Would this surprise anyone who knows me well? I think the answer would be no.) I mean, really… how could you NOT? How many movies have...
10 movies that I really liked in 2008… Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) – Though other vampire movies got a lot more attention and more box office (*cough* Twilight *cough*), this somber, melancholy, and strangely sweet Swedish film made a love story between a...
Now, why is it there there are no excellent Viking movies out there? I mean, people love warriors, battles, raping, and pillaging when it comes to movie mayhem. Movies like Braveheart and Beowulf are huge hits at the box office when long-haired men wield swords, slice the bad guys...
Unlike some of the more recently wonderous and often dark films by Hayao Miyazaki (like Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke), Ponyo is squarely for the My Neighbor Totoro set… which simply means any age should love it. It is a story of friendship between a 5-year-old boy named Sosuke...
I had barely heard anything about this film when I saw it. Except that it was a Swedish vampire movie. Well, alright. But then a friend breathlessly told me that she heard it was getting excellent buzz. Hmmm. But still I did not expect Let the Right One In....
Leave it to Stephen Colbert and friends to come up with a Christmas special that is completely irreverent, strangely traditional, and introduces a handful of new holiday songs that will have you screaming with laughter. As it says on the box, “Families have gathered around the TV to enjoy...
Let me get a few things out of the way before delving into my review of Twilight… Yes, I read the book and enjoyed it. Yes, I read the rest of the series of books, and New Moon was my favorite. (Go, Team Jacob! And I’m not talking about...
Audrey Hepburn is perhaps best-known for her stylish and hip performance in Breakfast at Tiffany’s—with her timeless Hubert de Givenchy fashions and long skinny cigarette holder (not to mention the song “Moon River”)—that forever cemented her image as a pop culture icon. But I’ve personally always thought that there...
