Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa review: male privilege on parade
An unfunny “comedy” full of cheap crudity and punches down at targets who don’t deserve it. For some movies there should be hazard pay.
The Great Beauty review: pretty ugly
As a parody of Italian cinema, it’s tedious. Except we’re supposed to be taking this seriously. As if.
Omar movie review: trust no one
Palestine’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Oscar is terse, tense suspense drama, and less overtly political than you might expect.
Amsterdam photo of the day: smash fascism
The baby commands it.
this is the first year ever that I’ve seen every film nominated for an Oscar
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you can live-stream the Oscars online tomorrow night!*
*In a few places, as long as you already have access to it on your TV.
Amsterdam photo of the day: live without dead time
And walk like an Egyptian.
The Lunchbox review: when souls meet (for a meal)
A charming, bittersweet, utterly chaste love affair forged over food and cemented by kindred spirits.
because I’m not a corporate shill: testimonial from reader and subscriber RogerBW
By popular demand, I remain a starving writer with a huge readership. Thanks, Internet.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman review: timey-wimey doggy-waggy
Wonderfully, sweetly geeky, and full of the sort of goofy yet intriguing adventures that inspire kiddie curiosity in history and art and science.
