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The Mist

The Mist

I'm hungry for a good, old-fashioned horror flick that is more about creepiness and muted social commentary than hacking people to bits ... so I'll probably wind up in the theatre watching The Mist sometime this weekend. Note to self: make time to...

Beowulf

Beowulf

Why don't I want to see this movie? Everyone's talking about the animation (or, to be more precise, everyone's talking about Angelina Jolie's naked, animated body), but, try as I might, I just can't muster a desire to sit through two hours of live...

Lars and the Real Girl is the Real Deal

Lars and the Real Girl is the Real Deal

I can't decide what surprised me the most about Lars and the Real Girl: a) that it was, in fact, a comic love story about a young man's tender relationship with a life-sized silicone sex doll named Bianca, or b) that this funny, wise, warm, subtle...

Sage Advice from a Movie Review

Sage Advice from a Movie Review

In this review of Rendition, James Rocchi makes a pronouncement we'd all be wise to keep in mind when dealing with politicians: "Anytime someone tells you that you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, immediately demand to see the omelet." In...

Saturday in London

Saturday in London

Saturday began with a huge "Italian breakfast" at Cafe del Mundo, a delightful diner just off Kensington High Street. The owner turned down our credit cards, but gladly accepted dollars, explaining, "I'm going on a trip to California next month!"...

Renting Videos in Jackson, MS

Renting Videos in Jackson, MS

Ever since Clyde and I have been together, he's owned a video store. And while we don't often settle down to watch a DVD, when we needed to rent a movie, we've always been able to pull a copy from the shelves at Video Library. Yesterday, though, a...

Dreamgirls (and Your Dreams)

Dreamgirls (and Your Dreams)

I've seen a lot of movies, but never anything -- anything -- like Dreamgirls. Jennifer Hudson's performance of And I'm Telling You is one of those rare moments when God speaks through cinema ... a point in time in which a singer's soul is channeled...

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Just back from seeing one of the most frustrating movies of the year: Who Killed the Electric Car? You've heard President Bush hyping a hydrogen fuel cell technology that will very likely never see the light of day. But long before President Bush...

Pass on Pirates

Pass on Pirates

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest has already earned more than $132 million dollars. (That's almost three times what Superman Returns earned during its opening weekend.) it's also one of the most perfectly dreadful, exquisitely boring...

Just Call Him Matteo

Just Call Him Matteo

Parks, our oldest nephew, has just returned from a month-long school-related stay in Costa Rica. While we were in New Albany for the July 4th weekend (see selected photos here), I asked him about the high point of his trip. "The strangest thing,"...