Burnin’ down the house

You can take the movie’s title in a number of ways. As spy jargon, of course—an order to protect top secret information by ensuring that no eyes but your own ever will see it. Or as a spectacular critical rebuke, to a document so aggressively disposable that the disposal itself should be aggressive, punitive, scorching. […]

How sharper than a serpent’s tooth

“Whatever, Martha”Tuesday 9pm, Fine Living Martha Stewart gets more than her fair share of crap. She’s derided for being an imperious bitch and, yeah, there was that whole insider-trading thing. But she’s done her time, and frankly, I like her sheets and towels. She’s a savvy businesswoman, and the best way to get back at […]

Capsule reviews of movies playing in town

Babylon A.D. (PG-13, 90 minutes) It’s the dystopian future. Michelle Yeoh is a nun looking after a young woman who might have a deadly virus, and Vin Diesel is a mercenary looking after himself. Many explosions may change that. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6 Bangkok Dangerous (R, 110 minutes) Danny and Oxide Pang remake their […]

Girls’ night out?

Admit it: Sometimes it’s hard to know what wave of feminism we’re in. So let’s take a break from trying to figure out whether John McCain’s choice of running mate makes him seem shrewdly progressive or just a degree less insultingly desperate than if he’d attended the RNC in blackface. Let’s step away, once more, […]

America’s dumbest moment

“Fringe”Tuesday 8pm, Fox Things look rough for the “Dawson’s Creek” alums right now. Katie Holmes is getting bad buzz for her Broadway debut. The Beek may be at a soup kitchen near you. And poor Pacey Whitter himself, Joshua Jackson, seems doomed with his latest project, this sci-fi drama from J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” “Alias”). Essentially […]

Capsule reviews

American Teen (PG-13, 101 minutes) What it is, folks: A filmmaker follows a few high school seniors through their final year and various social groups. Take a break from “The Hills.” Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6 Babylon A.D. (PG-13, 90 minutes) It’s the dystopian future. Michelle Yeoh is a nun looking after a young […]