DVD mashup: a peek at peak oil with ‘Syriana’ and ‘The Deal’
Two thrillers you wish weren’t quite so thrilling, with their terrifying basis in reality…
reviews by genre
Broken Trail (review)
AMC’s new made-for-cable Western is an unexpected delight.
Cars (review)
Cars are people too? Sooo not funny.
Rollergirls: The Complete Season One (review)
I’d say this was all fake… but it’s too boring to be invented.
The Closer: The Complete First Season (review)
A whole new kind of eye-opener: it’s feminist like the show invented the concept of standing up for a woman as *human*: smart, skilled, flawed…
The Da Vinci Code (review)
It’s ‘Comparative Mythology for Dummies’ done up Hollywood style, except there’s no smooching.
That Girl: Season One (review)
Oh, man, do I remember watching reruns of *That Girl* as a kid and thinking, Wow, she works in Manhattan! She has her own apartment! I wanna be That Girl when I grow up!
Poseidon (review)
Who knew there was so much on a cruise ship that could explode so spectacularly? Plus: ohmigod, Josh Lucas!
Mission: Impossible III (review)
Look, I realize that it can be hard to distinguish from dry snark, but I swear to god I am being 100 percent totally and sincerely sincere when I implore you to feel Tom’s pain. Maybe.
