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Tous les Matin du Monde (All the Mornings of the World)

Tous les Matin du Monde (All the Mornings of the World)

You have to hand it to the French. Only they can so deftly insert lines like, “I felt alone. My thick prick hung between my thighs…” into a historical...

Linda
The Thing Called Love (1993)

The Thing Called Love (1993)

Samantha Mathis plays this young chickie-poo who moves to Nashville to be discovered as a songwriter. Around the time this film was made, I remember there being a big...

Linda
Les Misérables (2012)

Les Misérables (2012)

As a Les Miz virgin – I’d never read the novel nor seen a theatrical production – I went in blind. I knew the basics of the story, and...

Vickie
Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

I’m sure highbrow critics will give this film withering reviews simply because it is such a blatant crowd-pleaser. With song, dance, corn pone one-liners, a bit of romance, a...

Linda
Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner’s Daughter

You know, I get more and more respect for Sissy Spacek as an actress, the more of her work I see… she really is so hugely talented. She won...

Linda
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

I remember trying to watch Little Shop of Horrors several times as a kid, and every time I would wind up completely confused, lose interest, and drift. Years later...

Jennifer
Pitch Perfect (2012)

Pitch Perfect (2012)

A funny, fabulous, feel-good romp right from the get-go, Pitch Perfect takes the standard competition-comedy formula and applies to the world of collegiate a cappella groups. At the center...

Vickie
Step Up Revolution

Step Up Revolution

Now, I’m the first to admit that the Step Up movies are pure formula. Take a gritty/working class/inner city pretty young person and pair them with a hoity toity/rich/snobby/suburban...

Linda
Sparkle

Sparkle

Set in Detroit in the 1960s, the film purportedly centers on its titular songstress (Sparks), the youngest of three sisters who start to ascend the musical ranks in the...

Vickie
Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Like spinning in a field to evoke The Sound of Music, dancing in mud puddles and crooning “I’m singin’ in the rain, just singin’ in the rain!” is such...

Linda
Rock of Ages (2012)

Rock of Ages (2012)

Oozing 80s Velveeta cheese out of its 80s bare-chested pores, Rock of Ages is harmless, silly, sing-along fun. Though at two-plus hours, it admittedly wears out it’s welcome when...

Linda
Happiness of the Katakuris (Katakuri-ke no kôfuku)

Happiness of the Katakuris (Katakuri-ke no kôfuku)

Director Miike Takashi is one busy man. Churning out seven movies in 2001 alone, he certainly doesn’t let genre limitations control what films he makes. Known best in these...

Linda