Despicable Me 2 review: a little bit despicable itself
In an almost terrifying reversal from the first film, this is crude, racist, and sexist, in entirely well-worn ways. (But the Minions are still funny.)
Benjamin Bratt
‘The Cleaner’ has me scratching my head
I meant to write about The Cleaner, A&E’s new scripted drama, sooner, but I still don’t know quite what to make of it. I watched a screener of the pilot before it aired on Tuesday night, and then I watched it again when it aired, and I’m still kinda scratching my head and wondering, What … more…
Thumbsucker (review)
Yup, this is the movie about the 17-year-old kid who still sucks his thumb. But don’t get too excited: there isn’t a lot of hot thumbsucking action or anything like that. Instead there’s a lot of adolescent angst, and the fact that it’s so achingly poignant and pointedly hilarious even if you’re way beyond high school makes me suspect that none of us ever really outgrow that teenage insecurity.
