Archive · 2007
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Warning: This review contains spoilers and a rampaging lemur. The tragic misperception of grindhouse movies, furthered by fusty film critics who prefer their entertainment wholly honorable and resoundingly stale, is that they are, first and foremost, bad,… Continue reading
When I used to say that I was really into grindhouse films, nobody knew what I was talking about. Now they’ll think I mean the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature. It’s like when Green Day made punk mainstream – you always had sort of assumed… Continue reading
I’m of two minds when it comes to the shtick of one Dan Whitney, AKA Larry the Cable Guy. On one hand, I’ve heard his excruciatingly obvious and pandering Larry the Cable Guy standup material, and there’s really nothing even close to defensible about it. On… Continue reading
Yesterday, I wrote about the exciting times of the PSP, what with the solid base of good titles and the significant efforts of the homebrew community. Today, you can add one more to the list of reasons to pick up the scratch-prone little fucker: Sony has… Continue reading
Damn that Ebay! There's always some bastard who sells their stuff without letting on to the fact that there's some spectral apparition attached to it. And let me tell you, there's nothing worse than slipping into Grampa Witherby's vintage suit only to… Continue reading
Players are for the birds. Or so stands the basic contention behind the popular book He's Just Not That Into You. Pffffft. Inspired by a man-behavior deconstruction episode of Sex and the City, He's Just attempts to explain that fellas love the chase, but… Continue reading
WALSH’S ‘PRIVATE PRACTICE’ The name of the much-anticipated Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, previously known around here as Addison, Kellerman, and Benny, was revealed to media buyers to be Private Practice. The series, which focuses on Kate Walsh’s neo-natal… Continue reading
Yahoo! Movies has the premiere of three new pictures of Transformers in action, including a bigger version (with more to look at) of the picture above. It’s Optimus Prime battling it out with Bonecrusher on a freeway, and there’s a truck in the shot that… Continue reading
Welcome to The Special Edition. This is my 12th column, and I’m pretty proud that as much as I procrastinate, I have not missed a week since taking over this little spot on the website. Here's to the next twelve columns. I’ll go ahead and take the time here… Continue reading
In a column published on the ides of March 2007, the ever cantankerous editor-in-chief of Variety exploded a spray of buckshot into the hindquarters of the nation's elite film critics who'd been temerariously roasting the pandering likes of Norbit, Ghost… Continue reading
April 20th has something for everyone. It’s Hitler’s birthday for those who like to hate. It’s the anniversary of Columbine for those who like to laugh. And since the date translates to 4/20, it’s the international holiday of people so stoned you’re amazed… Continue reading
