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BOOK REVIEW: Sarah Silverman’s ‘The Bedwetter’
As a conservative I can’t afford to limit myself to entertainment choices that I agree with politically. I read Ms. Silverman’s book hoping to get some insight into why so many people seem to think...
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TV REVIEW: ‘Entourage’ Return a Mixed Blessing
The boys of “Entourage” are back for another round of inside Hollywood hijinks. But don’t cue the trumpets just yet. The first episode of the show’s seventh season, debuting tonight at 10:30 p.m....
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MOVIE REVIEW: Adam Sandler’s ‘Grown Ups’ Vs. The Critics
***UPDATE: Armond White, whose need to be a contrarian bores me to death, loved Grown Ups and compared the film’s director Dennis Dugan to Renoir. His praise is a little hyperbolic —...
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FILM REVIEW: ‘Karate Kid’ Kicks Butt Onscreen and Off
As the new “Karate Kid” movie opens, young Dre Parker looks at the height markings he has made on the wall of his room where he’s commemorated many past events, including the death...
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FILM REVIEW: ‘Karate Kid’ Kicks Butt Onscreen and Off
As the new “Karate Kid” movie opens, young Dre Parker looks at the height markings he has made on the wall of his room where he’s commemorated many past events, including the death...
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REVIEW: Warm, Funny, Relatable ‘Grown Ups’ Well Worth Your Time
Some movies strain for their laughs, while others just have to turn the camera on their stars and the guffaws will flow. “Grown Ups” is one of the latter, a laid-back yet hilarious film that doesn’t...
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REVIEW: ‘Restrepo’ Focuses Admirably on Our Military But Willfully Ignores Their Noble Cause
Beginning in June 2007, filmmaker Tim Hetherington and war correspondent Sebastian Junger embedded themselves with a U.S. Army platoon in the truly God-forsaken Korengal Valley of Afghanistan near...
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REVIEW: ‘8: The Mormon Proposition’ — Same-Sex Marriage and a Tale of Two Ninnies
8: The Mormon Proposition is a major let-down. It’s not nearly the laugh riot the trailer promised.
All about the vast, Mormon conspiracy to nip gay marriage in the bud – by sneakily...
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REVIEW: In HBO’s ‘For Neda’ the Symbol of Iran’s Green Revolution Comes to Vivid Life
The HBO documentary For Neda, directed by Antony Thomas and narrated by famed Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, first aired on HBO in the United States on June 14 but went viral in Iran on June 1,...
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‘Red Eye’: A Funny Right-Leaning Show That’s Earned a Better Time Slot
Fox News’ Red Eye has established numerous firsts for a cable news program: First talking newspaper, first intergalactic correspondent, first openly gay host.
But the show’s most...
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REVIEW: ‘A-Team’ Lacks A-Game
Admittedly I have never seen a television episode of the “The A-Team.” So I went into the theater not knowing the plot of the show or the film. Unfortunately, I left disappointed with an...
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REVIEW: Strong Themes Can’t Overcome TV Feel of ‘Jonah Hex’
“Eventually a man’s got to decide if he wants to do what’s right. That choice cost me more than I bargained for.” So says Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin), title character in Warner Bros.’ DC Comics adaption...
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REVIEW: Sensational ‘Unthinkable’ Provides Window Into Soul of Nihilistic Left
The movie of the summer won’t be in theatres, going instead straight to DVD on June 15.
That’s a shame, because Unthinkable, a ripped from the headlines suspense thriller, starring Samuel L. Jackson,...
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‘Hung’: TV’s Next Big Thing
For all the talk about how TV, not movies, is where you find the best writing these days, I sometimes think they’re starting to run out of ideas for TV shows, too. For example, as of this week there...
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Will We Ever See the Likes of ‘Lost’ and ‘24′ Again?
Several weeks ago, two critically-acclaimed and extremely inventive television series aired their final episodes. With the new summer television season upon us and fall premieres just a few months...
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REVIEW: ‘Toy Story 3′ Is a Masterpiece
The miracle of “Toy Story 3” is not that Pixar has done it again and created yet another animated masterpiece (they’ve spoiled us, we now expect this). It’s that 15 years after the original and 10...
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REVIEW: ‘Unthinkable’ More About Tortured Talking Points Than Suspense
The Fox show “24″ had the ticking time bomb plot device virtually all to itself for eight seasons. Just how far do you go interrogating a suspect with information about a nuclear bomb...
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SUCKER PUNCH SQUAD: ‘Unthinkable’ Falsely Suggests U.S. Does the Unthinkable
[Ed. Note: "Unthinkable" went straight-to-DVD and hits stores tomorrow. Here's a sneak peek so you know better what you're spending your hard-earned money on.]
I’ve only been in “Hollywood” the past...
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‘Justified’: The Best Show On TV
Tuesday was the finale of what I’ve come to believe is the best show on TV: “Justified.” I say that not because I’m enamored of the lead, Timothy Olyphant – and who would not love that hat?...
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REVIEW: ‘Killers’ — Worst Movie of the Year?
It is a little early for declaring what the worst movies of 2010 are, but after seeing “MacGruber” and “Killers” within weeks of each other, it seems like this is going to be a rough year for film...
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DVD REVIEW: Robert Davi’s ‘The Dukes’ Arrives on DVD
Being the fan of musicals that I am (and yes, I’m straight), whenever I review movies, one line from Damn Yankees always runs through my head: “You’ve gotta have heart! All you really need is...
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‘REVIEW: ‘A-Team’ Offers Loads of Fun & a Few Problems
Movies based on TV shows are often some of the most painful offerings studios have to offer. Whether suffering through the big-screen versions of “The Beverly Hillbillies” or “Car 54, Where Are...
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‘REVIEW: ‘A-Team’ Offers Loads of Fun & a Few Problems
Movies based on TV shows are often some of the most painful offerings studios have to offer. Whether suffering through the big-screen versions of “The Beverly Hillbillies” or “Car 54, Where Are...
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‘Prince of Persia’ Recognizes Evils of Taxation
I only played the “Prince of Persia” game a couple times. Playing a game where you have the ability to reverse time and free-run is addicting, but not enough to make me go buy an entire game system....
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REVIEW: Tense, Well-Directed ‘Splice’ Will Either Horrify You or Just Freak You Out
The biological/psychological horror-thriller “Splice” reaffirms my belief that no one should read reviews or watch trailers prior to seeing any flick, much less a horror flick. I walked into this one...
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REVIEW: Tense, Well-Directed ‘Splice’ Will Either Horrify You or Just Freak You Out
The biological/psychological horror-thriller “Splice” reaffirms my belief that no one should read reviews or watch trailers prior to seeing any flick, much less a horror flick. I walked into this one...
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REVIEW: Michael Douglas & ‘Solitary Man’ Deserve an Audience
Perhaps no other actor in the modern era has been able to slip into the skin of morally conflicted characters as well as Michael Douglas. Granted, he was kicking around Hollywood for nearly 20 years...
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REVIEW: Michael Douglas & ‘Solitary Man’ Deserve an Audience
Perhaps no other actor in the modern era has been able to slip into the skin of morally conflicted characters as well as Michael Douglas. Granted, he was kicking around Hollywood for nearly 20 years...
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REVIEW: ‘Sex’ and the Silly Sequel
Although I didn’t watch the television show, “Sex and the City,” I did see the original movie. It was obviously intended for a female audience but it was also fun and spirited. Unfortunately,...
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Jack Bauer & ‘24′ Go Out On Final High Note
[WARNING: Major Series Finale Spoilers]
Before the series finale of “24” began, Kiefer Sutherland (a.k.a Jack Bauer) appeared on the Fox network and thanked the show’s audience for their...
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REVIEW: In Which I Vigorously Defend ‘Sex and the City 2′
The only way to explain my admiration for “Sex and the City 2” is to unfortunately reveal key plot moments and lay out much of the final act in spoiler-iffic Technicolor. This is not about justifying...
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REVIEW: In Which I Vigorously Defend ‘Sex and the City 2′
The only way to explain my admiration for “Sex and the City 2” is to unfortunately reveal key plot moments and lay out much of the final act in spoiler-iffic Technicolor. This is not about justifying...
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REVIEW: In Which I Vigorously Defend ‘Sex and the City 2′
The only way to explain my admiration for “Sex and the City 2” is to unfortunately reveal key plot moments and lay out much of the final act in spoiler-iffic Technicolor. This is not about justifying...
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Review: ‘MacGruber’ Is a MacWaste of Time
“MacGruber” is an awful film. It’s the worst film that I’ve seen in a movie theater this year. Based on an intermittently funny Saturday Night Live” sketch, “MacGruber” ultimately...
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Review: ‘MacGruber’ Is a MacWaste of Time
“MacGruber” is an awful film. It’s the worst film that I’ve seen in a movie theater this year. Based on an intermittently funny Saturday Night Live” sketch, “MacGruber” ultimately...
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REVIEW: ‘Prince of Persia’ Delivers Unpretentious But Uninspired Summer Adventure
Those Gyllenhaal kids seem awfully determined to change my mind about them this year. First there was Maggie, whose wonderfully mature and earthy turn in “Crazy Heart” finally won me over after being...
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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Greg Gutfeld’s ‘The Bible of Unspeakable Truths’
Ed. Note: Today and tomorrow Big Hollywood is running exclusive excerpts from Greg Gutfeld’s new book, ”The Bible of Unspeakable Truths,” which is available now. Leigh Scott’s...
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No Love ‘Lost’
Before Season 6, my wife was a die-hard “Lost” fan. For five years, during the appointed hour, I wasn’t allowed to so much as breathe. And heaven help me if I had to walk past the...
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BOOK REVIEW: Greg Gutfeld’s ‘Bible of Unspeakable Truths’
A few weeks back, Big Hollywood editor John Nolte asked me for my address. He wanted to send me an advanced copy of Greg Gutfeld’s new book “The Bible of Unspeakable Truths.” I...
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REVIEW: ‘Solomon Kane’ – Classic Pulp!
When I heard they were making a film of Robert E. Howard’s Solomon Kane, I wasn’t sure I’d be happy about it. Howard was the creator of Conan the Barbarian; he is one of the handful...
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Ode to ‘Chuck’…And to John Casey!
It might not be my place to do the first “Chuck” post at Big Hollywood, what with Adam Baldwin being a contributor here and all, but one needed to be done (especially since the season finale airs...
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‘Quiz Show’: A Look Back At 1994, Best. Year. Ever.
There are movies that I have no business liking, which feature stories that I should not find compelling, given my, ahem, puerile tastes. Such is the case with Robert Redford’s “Quiz Show,” a...
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‘Lemur-Cons’ (A Reel in G Sharp): The Bible of Unspeakable Truths by Greg Gutfeld
When asked by Big Government to review Greg Gutfeld’s The Bible of Unspeakable Truths, my response was instantaneous: “Why me, Lord?”
Alas, we mere mortals can but abide His infinite wisdom – God’s...
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REVIEW: ‘Robin Hood’ Lacks Sense of Adventure
When many people think about “Robin Hood,” they probably conjure up images of a rebel causing trouble for the sake of his fellow man in the forest. They probably imagine a strong and charismatic...
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REVIEW: ‘Shrek 4′ Won’t Leave You Happily Ever After
The new billboards for the fourth and ostensibly final “Shrek” movie, “Shrek Forever After,” feature Shrek helplessly tied down by the nefarious Rumpelstiltskin, the green ogre’s worried eyes...
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REVIEW: ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998) Arrives on Blu-ray
Seeing “Saving Private Ryan” again is enough to make one forgive star Tom Hanks’ ill-conceived comments regarding racism and World War II.
The 1998 film, just released on Blu-ray for the first time,...
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REVIEW: ‘Justified’ Rejuvenates Old-Fashioned Hero Type
Fox’s FX channel has a history of pushing the boundaries of “free cable” programming, with shows such as Nip/Tuck, The Shield, Rescue Me, Dirt, Damages, Sons of Anarchy, The League, and It’s Always...
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REVIEW: Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’ Is Plain Ole’ Boring
With a reported $225 million budget and a timeless tale at his disposal, for whatever reason director Ridley Scott chose to spend all that cash and legend on a hopelessly dreary prequel and origin...
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Movies We Like: ‘Iron Man’ (2008)
In light of the recently released “Iron Man” sequel, I recently re-watched the first “Iron Man” movie starring Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow. Although many...
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REVIEW: HBO’s ‘Treme’ is a Taste of New Orleans and Good Jazz
The Treme (pronounced treh-MAY) is one of New Orleans oldest and traditionally black neighborhoods. It is also the home of some of its musical legends. The area was one of those hit hard by Hurricane...
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REVIEW: ‘Iron Man 2′ Is Only Good Enough
Imagine the pressure of pulling off the perfect film — then immediately being expected to top yourself. That was pretty much the situation faced by Robert Downey Jr. and director Jon Favreau with...
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REVIEW: New ‘Nightmare’ Not Worth Your Time
A little over a year ago, horror icon Jason Voorhees returned to the big screen in a remake of “Friday the 13th.” This year, Freddy Krueger gets his revenge with his own new film, “A Nightmare on Elm...
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REVIEW: Michael Caine’s ‘Harry Brown’ Is My Kind of Vigilante
There’s something unseemly about Hollywood’s “Bucket List” genre; where characters either facing their mortality or falling in love with the standard cute, quirky girl… or some such lame thing, let...
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REVIEW: ‘Parenthood’ Is a Terrific New Show
During a recent episode of the new NBC show “Parenthood,” the patriarch of the family was jokingly reminiscing with his wife about a family trip they had taken years earlier when one of their...
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REVIEW: You’re Going to Love the Imperfect ‘Iron Man 2′
Though the highly anticipated “Iron Man 2” qualifies as a hilarious, entertaining, irreverent, and openly patriotic summer blockbuster well worth the price of admission (and then some), like most...
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REVIEW: Michael Moriarty’s ‘Hitler Meets Christ’
It is one of the most troubling theological questions imaginable: is God’s love so all-encompassing even a monster like Hitler can find forgiveness? While theoretical to us, the issue takes on...
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘SEAL of Honor’
A few weeks ago I was extended a great privilege from Gary Williams, the author of SEAL of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN. Williams has written a superb new...
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REVIEW: ‘The Losers’ Is Much Better Than Its Title Implies
It’s hard to go into a movie called “The Losers” with high expectations. The title is silly and likely turned some viewers off (who wants to go see a movie called “The Losers,” anyway?)....
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MUSIC REVIEW: ‘Fools Face Live At Last’
I saw Fools Face open for John Hiatt in Madison, WI in 1982. I had their two vinyl LPs, Tell America and Public Places on the Talk label. Fools Face did not disappoint, putting on a galvanizing fifty...
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History Channel’s ‘America: The Story of Us’ Is a Hit!
Last night the premiere episode of the History Channel’s 12 hour, six part series called “America: The Story of Us,” was broadcast. If the rest of the series is anywhere as balanced and well produced...
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REVIEW: FX’s ‘Justified’ Definitely Is
From a short story by crime legend Elmore Leonard comes Justified, a new FX drama written and produced by showrunner Graham Yost, best known as the writer of the 1994 action movie Speed. Starring...
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‘Clerks’: A Look Back at 1994 – The Best Year Ever
I know I was supposed to write about Hoop Dreams, but it’s been years since I have seen it and I wanted to give it a fair shot. Instead, please find my thoughts below on Clerks, a movie I should have...
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REVIEW: ‘The Back-Up Plan’ Above-Average RomCom
Very few romantic comedies these days manage to get both the romance and the comedy right. But the surprisingly well-written, deftly cast and impressively scored new film “The Back-Up Plan” manages...
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REVIEW: ‘Kick-Ass’ Is Not Just For Libertarians
When it comes to films, the least of my concerns is content. The stuff that’s in a movie has very little to do with its theme — what a story wants to tell the world — and that’s where a...
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REVIEW: ‘You Don’t Know Jack,’ and Neither Does HBO
Several days ago, I had the opportunity to attend an advance screening of the HBO film “You Don’t Know Jack” about the life of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. The television movie has a strong cast including...
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REVIEW: ‘American Idol’ Continues to Entertain, Inspire
Even though the show is currently in its ninth season and its panel of judges has changed throughout the years, “American Idol” remains one of the most popular programs on television today. Its...
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TV’s ‘Human Target’ Gets Healthcare Wrong, Women Owning Guns Right
“Human Target” is a fun show to watch. Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) is an expert at self-defense and his job is to protect people from life-threatening situations. This episode is...
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‘Kick-Ass’ Is the Quintessential Libertarian Film
I wasn’t really surprised to see a lot of negative comments here on a recent review of the film “Kick-Ass.” An eleven-year old-girl cursing and firing a Glock 20 into the faces of...
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‘Letters to God’ Deserves Our Support
Summer is the season of blockbuster action flicks, big budget epics and mad-cap comedies – the usual Hollywood fare. While I’m no encyclopedia of movie awareness, I find it unfortunate that Hollywood...
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SUCKER PUNCH SQUAD: ‘Furry Vengeance’ Tells Your Kids Al Gore’s a Hero
The more I read scripts that come out of Hollywood, the more I wonder how Tinseltown manages to make money. Oh wait, I remember – the Palace Guards hype the tripe so that the peasants...
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‘True Lies’: A Look Back at 1994 — The Best Year Ever
At least as far as movies go, I believe the above headline to be accurate. The Best Picture nominees at the Oscars that year were Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Quiz Show,...
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REVIEW: Entertaining ‘Modern Family’ Damaged By Reality Craze
Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’ve become that jaded old comic who has seen everything, heard every joke and loves to complain. Maybe I am the modern Jack Carter.
Here’s the deal. A friend of mine recommended...
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REVIEW: Smart, Funny ‘Death at a Funeral’ Worth a Look
Funerals are normally solemn occasions, filled with a combination of grief for the death of a loved one, joy at their passing into a “better place” in the afterlife, and fond remembrances of what the...
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SUCKER PUNCH SQUAD: Villain in Will Ferrell’s ‘The Other Guys’ Is Friends With….Dick Cheney!
Slated for release on August 6, 2010, “The Other Guys,” written by Adam McKay and Chris Henchy and starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg (whose “funky” credentials expired a...
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REVIEW: Unpleasant ‘The Joneses’ Treats Flyover America Like Morons
Pity the poor American consumer. Evidently, a little charm and a winning smile are enough to sell them anything. They voted for Obama after all, although this film probably does not have that...
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REVIEW: Miley Cyrus Stars in Sweet, Sentimental, Flawed ‘Last Song’
It’s easy to be cynical about the movies adapted from Nicholas Sparks’ stories. Earlier this year there was “Dear John” (which I reviewed here), a sentimental, adolescent,...
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REVIEW: Audaciously Entertaining ‘Kick-Ass’ Kicks R-Rated Ass
Incredibly entertaining and ridiculously violent, “Kick-Ass” is also perhaps the most jaw-droppingly audacious superhero movie to date. Depicting what happens when a teenage comic book fan (Aaron...
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SUCKER PUNCH SQUAD: ‘Red Dawn’ Remake Is…
The script of the upcoming remake of the infamous America-conquered-by-Commies movie Red Dawn (1984) raises an intriguing question – can Hollywood actually still produce a movie where it takes...
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A Look Back at the Beastie Boys Part 7: The Mix-Up
Not my bag, baby. But this was a long gestating pet project. In Dan Leroy’s awesome book about the making of Paul’s Boutique, Tim Carr, formerly of Capitol Records, says that Ad-Rock spoke to him...
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REVIEW: ‘Dodo’ is a Penetrating & Touching Docu-Comedy
Actor Comedian Bob Golub created the documentary Dodo, about his father Donald and family that feels at times like a true life Scorcese movie. All the people in the film seem ripped from the cutting...
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REVIEW: ‘Dodo’ is a Penetrating & Touching Docu-Comedy
Actor Comedian Bob Golub created the documentary Dodo, about his father Donald and family that feels at times like a true life Scorcese movie. All the people in the film seem ripped from the cutting...
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REVIEW: ‘Letters to God’ Is a Package Worth Opening
When I recently interviewed David Nixon, the director of “Letters to God,” he told me he wanted to make movies with a message. His newest film certainly has a message, a message about hope and faith...
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REVIEW: Good Cast, Energetic Direction Lift Action-Comedy ‘Date Night’
Nearly every long-term couple hits some rough patches – periods in time where they lose their once-boiling attraction for each other and perhaps even forget what they loved about their partners...
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Autism Needs Progress, Not Self-Obsessed Celebrities
For three years now the autism community has declared April Autism Awareness Month and Friday, April 2nd was World Autism Day. I turned on the TV to see how the mainstream media would advance the...
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SUCKER PUNCH SQUAD: Arianna Huffington’s New Sitcom Slams Republicans, Mocks Gays
[Editor's Note: Script reviews of upcoming projects have been around for as long as there's been an Internet. Therefore it's no secret that a television show can evolve into something quite different...
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REVIEW: ‘The Pacific’ — Episodes 3 & 4
I’ve been paging through this old scrapbook that Uncle Pete sent me. An Australian woman named Jean made it for him during the war. She must have spent tens of hours clipping out all the news...
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SUCKER PUNCH SQUAD: Unsubtle ‘Wall Street 2′ Features Bill Maher Cameo, Trashes Fox News
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I Will Miss Jack Bauer
This week’s two hour episode of 24 was emotionally exhausting. Viewers spent two hours watching Jack Bauer race to save the Middle Eastern President of Kamistan, Omar Hassan, upon whose life peace...
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REVIEW: Enviro-Thriller ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror’ — So Bad It’s, Well, Bad
Finally, global warming gets the kind of attention it deserves: public mockery. Even West Village audiences have to laugh when nature attacks in James Nguyen’s grade-Z environmental “thriller,”...
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SUCKER PUNCH SQUAD: Sean Penn’s ‘Fair Game’ Rewrites Valerie Plame Affair to Trash Rove & Bush
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Devastating 90 Minute Review: ‘Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones’ (NSFW)
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You can see the other parts here.
Chapter three destroying the utter ridiculousness of a single scene, chapter six on race and chapter seven on how the prequels are inconsistent with...
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A Look Back at the Beastie Boys Pt. 6: ‘To the Five Boroughs’
Why a Beastie Boys series on Big Hollywood? Perhaps “To the Five Boroughs,” an album that largely eschews the fun party vibe in favor of left-wing political rants, helps to answer that...
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REVIEW: ‘City Island’ a Timeless Heartfelt Gem
It’s rare that a movie gets the life of an average Joe to feel right. Hollywood does a great job of blowing stuff up, choreographing car chases, and concocting shocking situations for gross-out...
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REVIEW: The Unfulfilled Potential of Ben Stiller’s ‘Greenberg’
When I first saw the trailer for Ben Stiller’s new film “Greenberg,” I hoped for the best. With the recent Oscar win for Sandra Bullock, an actress who clearly stepped out of her comfort zone to play...
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REVIEW: ‘Clash of the Titans’ is a Pretty Good Bad Movie
“Release the Kraken!”
If those three words don’t stir up all kinds of nostalgia for the summer of ’82 when HBO aired the original “Clash of the Titans” 9 times a day (in ’83 it was “Beastmaster,” in...
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REVIEW: MTV’s ‘16 and Pregnant’ Rewards Teen Mothers With Reality Show
Although I have not watched every season of “American Idol,” I really enjoy the show when I do. The singing competition often showcases some great undiscovered young singers. However, there are some...
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REVIEW: Cynical, Strained ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ Hates the 1980s
The only question you’ll have after suffering through John Cusack’s soulless and forced “Hot Tub Time Machine” is what was uglier: the characters, tone, set design or cinematography? What a waste of...
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REVIEW: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Comes Out Strong
The “Wimpy Kid” is wimpy no more. Two weekends ago, in its opening weekend,the new film based on the book “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” beat Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler’s new movie “The Bounty...
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REVIEW: ‘The Pacific’ Episode 2 – ‘Raggedy-Ass Marines’
Last week, Uncle Pete sent me a box full of history. Books, photos, news clippings and the granddaddy of them all… a scrapbook meticulously prepared and maintained by an Australian girl during the...
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REVIEW: ‘The Eclipse’ is a Haunting Supernatural Drama
Through a strange confluence of business and aesthetic judgments, Magnolia Pictures acquired both the best and worst films of last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. This is the week to accentuate the...
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