Among the Woverines
How did it all start for Wolverine? Which came first: the lumberjack years, or the shady government experiment gone awry? Just when, exactly, did he “become the animal,” to borrow […]
Designer imposters
“NCIS” Tuesday 8pm, CBS “NCIS” is one of those shows that all moms love. Ask your own; 2-to-1 odds that she just loves that Mark Harmon, and wishes that DiNozzo […]
Capsule Reviews
Battle for Terra (PG, 85 minutes) CGI aliens (including one voiced by Evan Rachel Wood) and humans (including one voiced by Luke Wilson) struggle with the big questions about the […]
Battle for Terra is human after all
Yes, Battle for Terra is just another CG-animated, science-fiction action fantasy. And yes, it does belabor its allegorical insistence that human beings are stubbornly imperialist and environmentally rapacious. It even […]
Catering to your needs
“America’s Next Top Model” Wednesday 8pm, CW We’re down to the Final Five of Cycle 12, and I never thought I’d say this, but I miss Tahlia. Not because the […]
Capsule Reviews
Adventureland (R, 106 minutes) Superbad director Greg Mottola sets young love and raunchy humor in an amusement park. But he does it endearingly. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at […]
Capsule Reviews
Adventureland (R, 106 minutes) Superbad director Greg Mottola sets young love and raunchy humor in an amusement park. But he does it endearingly. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at […]
The Soloist raises a holy racket
As trade for rescue and partial rehabilitation, a brilliantly talented but extremely disadvantaged person of color changes a white man’s life. True story. It’s been documented in a major newspaper, […]
The kids are alright
“90210” Tuesday 9pm, CW “90210” version 2.0 had a rough freshman year, as it struggled to live up to unrealistic hype. Some stuff worked, as Silver, Adrianna and Naomi are […]
Observe and Report, or duck and cover?
The second shopping-mall-security-guard action comedy of 2009, and the best so far (although after Paul Blart: Mall Cop that’s really not saying much), Observe and Report is the one written […]