Category Archives: Opinion

MORE SALT

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

While browsing Huff Po for more escandalo deets on Anthony Weiner’s sexttake (sext+mistake) I could not resist the the BIG ANGELINA JOLIE NEWS ZOMG!. Salt wasn’t quite bad enough, so they are gonna try again. Some people might say this … Continue reading →

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TRANSFORMERS WILL COME AGAIN

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

In anticipation of Transformers, the threequel, here are my reviews of the previous two, which originally appeared on my other blog, Tiny Lucky Genius. TRANSFORMERS II (2009) It’s such a particular kind of let down, when you hit the cineplex … Continue reading →

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The Hangover II

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Yours Truly

I saw the second Hangover movie last night. I didn’t love the first one, but it definitely had its charms (Zach Galifianakis). The second one was, as anticipated, a very lazy re-hashing of the entire plot of the first one. … Continue reading →

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Zombies: A (Very Long, Possibly Incoherent) Cultural History

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Yours Truly

The zombie originated in old-school Haitian voodoo culture, although the trope of the shambling undead stretches so far back into the roots of human history that it probably can’t be traced to a source. I think as soon as we … Continue reading →

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SOME KIND OF MONSTER (half)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

Jesus, how long is Some Kind of Monster? We are almost two hours in and it feels like, in terms of the dramatic arc, we are not even really near the end, though they are 621 days or so into … Continue reading →

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Congratulations are in Order

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Yours Truly

Let us all pause in our relentless movie watching and give thanks for the official legal unioning of our dear beloved co-blogstress Jessica, and Matt, her long-term man friend and father of her tiny crawling baby. Two lovely people made … Continue reading →

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DATE NIGHT & OTHERS

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

Reading her book has only served to further my fascination with Tina Fey–I just want more of her particular kind of funny. This is what led me to rent her 2010 film, Date Night which looked a little dumb in … Continue reading →

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NEW NETFLIX LANGUISHING BY THE TVSIDE

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

No movies have happened this week. The baby we own is learning how to sleep in his crib and some days he prefers to wake up at 3 a.m. and so I have to go to sleep by 10 and … Continue reading →

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BRIDESMAIDS, ALSO

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

Like my movie reviewin’ peers, blog co-auth’ress Regarding and that prisspants David Denby, I, too, have seen Bridesmaids. It was a big deal for many reasons, one being that I saw it in the theatre, which is something that is … Continue reading →

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Denby Reviews Bridesmaids!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Yours Truly

YES INDEED! Not as bad as it could be, but still pretty incomprehensible. Denby is generally kinder to women than Lane, but is also more likely to write about comedy and thus do it poorly, so it was always gonna … Continue reading →

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