Boom Box
The joke goes that a bomb technician only ever makes two mistakes in his career, the first being taking on the job to begin...
Butler Didn’t Do It
Apparently, if I'm not a boorish, knuckle-dragging, beer-swilling slob who grabs the asses of attractive women when they pass by, then I must be...
Chéri Baby
I got blindsided by Chéri. Maybe the title and the poster featuring a coquettishly grinning Michelle Pfeiffer fooled me into thinking this was just...
Dark Side
Duncan Jones is the birth name of the son of rock star David Bowie (himself né David Hayward-Jones), though infamously the father went through...
Gay Hijinks
Well, this is an interesting time for Brüno to come out, even more interesting than my choice of phrase just now. A few weeks...
Half Potions
Two years ago I observed that there are many different ways to make a Harry Potter movie, thanks to all the different directors who've...
The Ring
James Kelley Young - who prefers to be addressed by his middle name - was born on an Air Force base in Tokyo, but...
Denis the Menaced
For years I detested Chris Columbus, the Hollywood director who spent the 1990s turning out sanitized, highly profitable family farces (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire)...
Kvetch
"If you're stupid enough to want a feel-good movie, go get yourself a foot massage," says Boris Yellnikoff (Larry David) to the camera early...
G-Mann
Michael Mann's latest film, Public Enemies, is based on Bryan Burrough's voluminous history of the early days of the FBI, when the fledgling bureau...
