This week marks the episode of 30 ROCK after which I took it off my list of shows to record. It was never a sitcom to love, but, in the beginning at least, one to admire. Now, with increasingly absurd plotlines, stunt casting that adds little, and the morphing of Alec Baldwin's character from ego-soaked … Continue reading 30 ROCK

MILLIONAIRE isn't a turkey but it also shouldn't be oscar's top DOG. A gritty, original indie film turns into a typical Hollywood final act that is both eye rollingly lame where characters suddenly change just for the sake of an audience pleasing ending. A good rental but hardly worthy of the hype. Bow with no … Continue reading SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

The PENN is mightier than the Rourke in MILK-a well done flick that unlike FROST/NIXON keeps it real. Penn loses himself in the part and deserves the oscar. -- Stormy CurrySent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

The world goes blind in BLINDNESS and the movie lives up to the title. Dark, no direction, and at times lost, this could have been a tight thriller. Instead we get a lame drama where characters don't act like real people and situations come off simply as plot devices. Wish I had gone blind and … Continue reading BLINDNESS…

There's a straight line from John Hughes' best teen flicks to NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST, a midsummer night's dream of a movie graced with an inclusive sweetness. Michael Cera remains the master of unaffected, uninflected riffs, and Kat Denning pulls off lovable-edgy without Ellen Page's over-obviousness. Plus, NICK is gay-friendly in a fresh, offhand, … Continue reading NICK & NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST

Excuse me, but aren't horror movies supposed to be...horrifying? There are plenty of killings in Marcus Nispel's FRIDAY THE 13th remake, but all of the victims seem to die in the same unimaginative way, as though a checklist were being marked off. And there's little of the surrounding creepiness that made Nispel's Chainsaw remake so … Continue reading FRIDAY THE 13TH

Is there anything sadder than carrying fond memories of a movie for 35 years -- then finally seeing it again and realizing it's crap? THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE is nothing more than a workaday nature documentary about insects of the kind that shows up regularly on cable, but tricked out with a hilariously pretentious framing device … Continue reading THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE

Another frakin' amazing BSG. So much revealed in so little time. The "1's" are simply evil. Who (or what) can be saved? Will they run? Great cameo by Hodgman. -- Alan Yudman

PRIDE & GLORY is as generic as its title: an average police corruption drama with a typical Ed Norton performance and a blistering one from Colin Farrell! If the movie was half as good as him, it would be one of the years best. His dirty cop character sticks with you long after you have … Continue reading PRIDE & GLORY

Mickey Rourke gives us blood, sweat, tears, and more blood as an on the ropes WRESTLER. The movie is very good but Rourke is the main event! His Randy the Ram is a master in the ring and a mess outside of it yet you root for him just the same. Mickey is incredible and … Continue reading THE WRESTLER