In Taken, Liam Neeson kicks so much ass. How much? Well, imagine the exact amount of ass-kicking you think is enough, plus even more. Now double it. And he takes names, sometimes, but only to find out which asses he’ll kick next. Many of them don’t even have names. That’s right: In addition to, and […]
In Taken, Liam Neeson kicks so much ass. How much? Well, imagine the exact amount of ass-kicking you think is enough, plus even more. Now double it. And he takes names, sometimes, but only to find out which asses he’ll kick next. Many of them don’t even have names. That’s right: In addition to, and […]
“Puppy Bowl V” Sunday 5pm, Animal Planet “Puppy Bowl” is counterprogramming to the “Super Bowl,” which I basically refuse to write about. You all know it’s happening (Sunday at 6pm on NBC), you all know who’s playing (Steelers versus Cardinals), and I have nothing to add to the conversation that the cadre of useless sports […]
It starts like this: One set of feet goes Stomp. Stomp Stomp, stomp, clap. Stomp, stomp, clap, clap, stomp. Pause. And then many feet-many hands 10 times faster, stomp stompstomp stomp clap, clapclapclap, clapstompclapstomp. The Best of Both Worlds Dance and Step Competition MLK Performing Arts Center Saturday, January 24 The Best of Both Worlds […]
Bride Wars (PG, 94 minutes) BFFs Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway decide to plan their respective weddings for the same day, and become highly competitive about it. After this, let’s call for a moratorium on Hathaway marriage movies. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (PG-13, 168 minutes) Brad Pitt […]
Is it too soon to declare a worst movie of 2009? Fine, but even regardless of whatever other Hollywood bitch slaps we have in store for us for the next 11 months, Paul Blart: Mall Cop can’t possibly improve with age. You heard it here first: This one really threatens to go the distance, from […]
“Lost” Wednesday 8pm, ABC “Lost” gives “Heroes” fans hope. After wading through two seasons of terrible subplots, unlikable new characters and a general feeling of no direction, loyal viewers were rewarded with the terrific Season 4, in which the show totally got its groove back. (Is it a coincidence that comic book genius Brian K. […]
Bedtime Stories (PG, 99 minutes) Adam Sandler plays a storytelling uncle whose stories surprise him by coming true. A presumably family-friendly adventure-comedy co-starring Courtney Cox Arquette, Lucy Lawless, Guy Pearce and Kerry Russell. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4 Bride Wars (PG, 94 minutes) BFFs Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway decide to plan their respective […]
Meet Gran Torino’s Walt Kowalski: Korean War vet, retired auto worker, widower, ornery racist coot. Walt can’t stand the people crowding into his home for his wife’s wake, and they’re relatives and friends; don’t even get him started on the Hmong family moving in next door. But he’s played by Clint Eastwood, in an Eastwood-directed […]