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Ever since the arrival of crack cocaine in urban communities, there has been a strong metaphorical link between cooking and drugs in the culture. Rappers these days go on and on (and on…) about how they “bake up pies and cakes” and spend their time “in the… Continue reading
There was a collective wincing from us all when Guillermo Del Toro got so very close to personal Oscar glory with the awards that Pan’s Labyrinth racked up only to be denied when the actual Best Foreign Film award didn’t go his way. Chief among the legions… Continue reading
You remember McG, right? This is the guy that started off directing dayglo videos for some of the worst bands of the 90s including Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, and The Offspring. He made a huge feature splash with the first – and still somewhat enjoyable –… Continue reading
I laid into Ice Cube a little while back for co-signing ridiculously low brow fare for so-called urban audiences in the form of a screen adaptation of yet another “chitlin’ play.” But it appears that he’s about to get some company on my shitlist as today… Continue reading
A month ago or so, Walt Becker was this guy who had directed Van Wilder and now was helming some flick about middle-aged guys trying to be bikers. This past weekend, he became the man with the golden director’s chair as Wild Hogs (fiscally) exceeded every… Continue reading
Microsoft Word hates me for even typing the title in, but Gabriele Muccino’s Will Smith-starring The Pursuit of Happyness was such a massive hit that the spell checkers of the world will just have to suffer. The moderately budgeted film not only brought in a… Continue reading
Those who care anything about the latter-day Mummy franchise have had some trying times lately. The director’s chair has passed from Stephen Sommers (bad, but enjoyable so) to Rob Cohen (so very much worse, and dull to boot). The latest installment is being… Continue reading
Of all of the recent animated DC shows to hit the small screen, I liked Superman the least. It had none of the stylish ambience of Batman and it only rarely had the widescreen kick-butt action of Justice League Unlimited. But one thing it had going for it… Continue reading
For me, it’s always kind of odd to refer to Mary Lynn Rajskub as 24’s Mary Lynn Rajskub. I know that’s her signature now, but I’ve never bothered watching the show. To me, she’s the comedy chick from Mr. Show and The Larry Sanders Show, and she always will… Continue reading
1. WIZARD – APRIL '07 The comic book industry has their glossy, all encompassing magazine and it is this one. They tend to have their formula and stick to it, but sometimes they'll surprise you. This issue's strong points: LOVED the secret history of Black… Continue reading
You may or may not remember that back in 2005, there was an impending thriller with a lot of star power attached called Lonely Hearts. The film – starring John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, and Laura Dern – was a 40s set true crime… Continue reading
Amy Berg’s documentary Deliver Us From Evil was about as frank and cutting as an indictment of the child abuse that has occurred within Catholic Priesthood could be. The patterns of pedophilia and the cover-ups by Catholic authorities are well-known now, but… Continue reading
