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There are some writers who enter our consciousness at just the right time and remain firmly lodged for life, affecting, like a penny in a drinking fountain, the taste of everything that comes after. I am speaking primarily of the books one reads between about the ages of 17 and 20. Whether classics or assigned texts or whatever now vaguely embarrassing tome happened to be trendy the summer you learned to drive, for better or for worse, they tend to be formative. Everyone, I like to believe, has those books. More »
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The Freestyle: W's secret power is that it connects with basically any music device, making for an intricate and nuanced vibration experience that captivates all the senses. More »
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...at least, if the couch on which she's reclining in this Time photo is hers! And then there's that review: More »
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I had five main concerns going into Where The Wild Things Are. More »
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Reviewers disagreed on whether Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have chemistry or not in their new romantic comedy The Proposal, but said the film highlights their shared knack for picking terrible projects that waste their talents. More »
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Lizzie's first review: "this...frequently hilarious omnibus of meditations on favorite YA novels dwells mostly among the old-school titles from the late '60s to the early '80s much beloved by now grown-up ladies." Book here. [PW] More »
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'Tis the season for Oscar-bait and there is no better way to start it off than with Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon. The film is based on the play of the same name by Peter Morgan and stars Frank Langella and Michael Sheen in roles they originated for Morgan's play, which revolves around the five-part 1977 interview between British talk show host David Frost, and disgraced former president Richard Nixon. Read the reviews after the jump. More »
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You've probably heard of (or seen?) Madagascar, the DreamWorks animated film in which a rag-tag group of NYC zoo animals (voiced by Ben "Alex the Lion" Stiller, Chris "Marty the Zebra" Rock, and Jada "Gloria the Hippo" Pinkett Smith) have to fend for themselves in the wild terrain of Madagascar. The sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, follows the first film fairly closely: The critters are stranded yet again, somewhere in Africa. The movie has all of the expected jokes, stereotypes and plotlines, without leaving much to be ponder once the credits roll (Wall-E this ain't), but what would you expect from a sequel aimed at 8-year-olds? The critics were bored, but they understood that they weren't exactly the target audience. The reviews, after the jump. More »
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Clint Eastwood's newest film, Changeling, is based on the true story of Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) and her involvement with the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, which played a a big part in exposing corruption in the LAPD. The movie's plot follows the 1928 disappearance of Collins' son, after which the LAPD tries to get some good press by giving her a boy who is not hers, and then closing the case. Collins' refusal to accept this sets off a chain of events that eventually leads to a farm where young boys are being murdered. There's a lot of plot to pack in, and critics are split over Eastwood's success at turning the real-life story into something compelling. One thing most reviewers seem to agree on, however, is that Jolie's performance is overacted Oscar-bait. The collected reviews, after the jump. More »
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We all know that Will Smith is the King Of Independence Day, and his newest movie, Hancock, about a sort of anti-superhero in search of a new image, is said to be on track for a high-flying $115 million opening weekend...despite a chorus of negative reviews from the country's major movie critics. A quite loud chorus, soon to be drowned out by Mr. Smith's cackles as he laughs all the way to the bank. Which of you will see it? Which of you won't? Check out the reviews and weigh in, after the jump. More »
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Babies having babies! Seriously, have you had your fill of this subject yet? As most of you know by now, tonight heralds the premiere of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a one-hour drama created by the same woman who created 7th Heaven and has nothing to say on the issue of teen pregnancy. The plot is fairly standard after-school special fare: a good girl (Shailene Woodley) gets pregnant after her first sexual experience at band camp (I know) with her school's would-be Lothario (Daren Kagasoff) and she can't tell her fetus' father because she barely knows him. Molly Ringwald plays the good girl's mom. All caught up? Good, check out the reviews after the jump. More »
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