Checking in with Robin Braun
What were you doing when we called? I was just unpacking frames. I came from my day job, which is why you caught me unpacking frames instead of painting. I […]
Movies playing in town this week
The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13, 111 minutes) Matt Damon stars as an young politician who, through the wiles of a beautiful woman, finds himself running from a ancient, shadowy council bent […]
Girly shows
“The Bachelor” Monday 8pm, ABC Back in 2007 Brad Womack—the bar-owning slab of beefcake selected as the lead in the 11th season of the long-lived “Bachelor” franchise—pissed off lonely women […]
Casino Jack; R, 108 minutes; Opening Friday
Casino Jack, itself dramatized very much like a hammy award-hawking telecast, is resoundingly lousy.
Checking in with Rebekah Graves
What were you doing when we called? I was walking out to my woodshed in the rain to gather wood. I’m building a fire on my woodstove. In addition to […]
Capsule Reviews
127 Hours (R, 94 minutes) Danny Boyle puts his spin on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who became trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, […]
Biutiful; R, 147 minutes; Vinegar Hill Theatre
If you didnt already know, the point of titling this movie Biutiful is to be poignantly ironic. This foreign-language Oscar nominee, the most promising work yet from poverty-porn aficionado director […]
Let's go crazy
“The Essentials” Saturday 8pm, TCM If you don’t get enough Alec Baldwin in your life via “30 Rock” (and really, who could ever get enough Alec Baldwin?), the gravel-voiced actor […]
Unknown; PG-13, 109 min; Regal Seminole Square 4
In Berlin on business, an American man arrives at his hotel only to discover that he’s left an important briefcase at the airport. Without even telling his wife, he summons […]
Everybody Wins
“Hall of Game Awards” Friday 7pm, Cartoon Network The title for this new awards show is somewhat deceiving. I initially thought it celebrated video or board games, but no, it’s […]