Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (review)
A hilarious bastard child of ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ and ‘Wayne’s World,’ and one of the funniest movies I’ve seen this year.
Deja Vu, Tenacious D, The Fountain: reviews coming tomorrow
I’m busy getting ready for turkey day tomorrow, and with catching up on Deja Vu and Tenacious D, which I missed the press screenings of. Check back tomorrow (or maybe Friday) for reviews of all three. Feel free to use this as an open thread for discussion of any of these movies.
Adventures of the Gummi Bears: Volume 1 Seasons 1–3 (review)
The gummi! It burns! It burns!
Bobby (review)
“I didn’t know, I didn’t know, I didn’t know,” I said to myself at the devastating end of ‘Bobby’: I had no idea how important Bobby Kennedy was to so many people.
mockumentaries and the art of the cinematic put-on
The mockumentary is alive and well on DVD, even if Christopher Guest has abandoned it.
Hard Pill (review)
A heartrending drama about the biological, emotional, and social structuring of human sexuality.
Bang (review)
An enthralling exploration of how we as individuals and society as a whole grants clout and influence, and how easy it is to be taken away.
dvd mashup: celebrate Turkey Day with ‘Home for the Holidays’ and ‘Pieces of April’
If you’re dreading the spectacle of the family — yeah, all of them, including crazy Uncle Steve and those kids of your cousin whose names you can never remember — gathered round the table for Thanksgiving dinner later this week, then you need to psych yourself up with a quick viewing of Home for the … more…
For Your Consideration movie review: unpretty comedy
Christopher Guest and his merry band of pranksters are back, improvising a loving, teasing romp through a realm we love and love to hate, full of people fascinating and repellent at the same time.
Evil Dead: The Musical (review)
‘Evil Dead: The Musical.’ It sounds like a joke, but it isn’t. Well, it IS a joke, but it’s meant to be a joke.
