Joy (review)

It’s such a relentless downer, and with such little justification except, perhaps, that ‘down’ films are more ‘genuine,’ that I couldn’t warm up to it.

more on Fox, Internet film critics, and fanboys

Twentieth Century Fox has not had the best relationship with critics lately, as I mentioned in the comments section of my post about The Simpsons Movie the other day. Now comes word that a boycott by critics and entertainment journalists against Fox’s movies is spreading, according to the Los Angeles Times: Online critics expand boycott … more…

Hairspray (review)

*Hairspray* couldn’t be more charming and joyous, more get-up-and-dance toe-tapping, more simply agreeable. If bringing Broadway to the masses works this well, well, why the hell not?