reviews

  • 2 Days in Paris

    No, it’s not the limply-anticipated sequel to the Hilton heiress’s sex video… It’s the new Julie Delpy film! I know, I can’t believe it either. 2 Days in Paris covers just that amount of time in the lives of Marion and Jack, a binational couple who live primarily in New York but who have just

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  • I want to begin this review by saying that there is nothing more painful than having to admit that someone’s work of art, something they poured a lot of time, effort, and artistry into, wasn’t enjoyable. But that’s my summary of Nearly Naked Theatre’s production of Snake in Fridge. What appeared to be a raucous

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  • Last night I paid money to see a Lindsay Lohan movie and I didn’t even regret it. I Know Who Killed Me seems to want to be your typical revived-sniff film along the lines of the recent Captivity: young girl in trouble, is tortured by an unseen man for his enjoyment, etc. But it takes

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  • The Simpsons Movie is an extended episode of the series, with more nudity, swearing, and more pokes at Fox’s lame programming and advertising practices. Although there were frequent moments of “How the heck is this going to be part of the plot?” things really did come together. You will be humming “Spider-Pig” when you leave

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  • Transformations

    Let me begin by confessing that I write this review from the perspective of a grown man who has moved a medium-sized box of Transformers action figures from house to house 19 times over the course of his life. That said, I was a little disappointed by Transformers. What’s great about the film is that

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  • …because it yields little gems like this: “One of our pivotal poets,” writes Sarah Vap and Charles Jensen in their front-page interview of Lynn Emmanuel. (I will refrain from playing with Sarah’s last name, though it would be quite appropriate.) A PIVOTAL POET? Why not one of our TENURED POETS or SAFE POETS or POET

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