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Fast
• Cheap •Out
of Control
Film & TV Reviews
by
Assorted and Sundry
Rabble Rousers
".
. . she's not even reviewing a film, she's telling you
how clever she is."— All
That Jazz
•
Australia
Baz in Oz. Great expectations,
punctured by over-inflation.
•
The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button Time-ravaged
Brad, ravishing timeless Cate, moments borrowed from Forrest
Galump, stolen moments from Magnolia.
It's small fry in a Big
Fish pond.
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Gran Torino
Cliché
driven.
•
Hamlet
2 "The play's the
thing" becomes more playful with a snackatorium and Cricket
in Times Square.
•
Mad Men Greg Kihn was ahead
of time singing about the retro suits who "can buy New
York with [a] plastic card":
"Well,
I get up every morning about 7 o'clock, catch the 9:02 and
I make several stops. I keep the conversation and my pattern
light, I hit the elevator, oh I feel alright. I check the
numbers first and I'm right on time, I watch the traffic jam
in a perfect line. Oh the city may burn but I keep my cool,
on the best of days I think of school. I'm a Madison Avenue
Man, I can make your fantasies part of my plan. I'm a Madison
Avenue Man, well let me touch your money with my Madison hands,
alright." Madison
Avenue Man
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Quantum
of Solace Save
the story, save the world. Despite the fierce pierce of Bond's
gimlet eyes, the film cannot be Bourne.
Casino Royale
is a much better bet.
•
Rachel
Getting Married The cure
for this melancholic, albeit fine film? Dr.
Drew's Celebrity Rehab.
•
The
Real Housewives of Atlanta Mercy!
You are cordially invited to this Aunt Pitty Pat party. Smelling
salts optional.
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Slumdog
Millionaire Luckily,
the creators of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" did
not pay attention to Newton N. Minow's "Vast Wasteland"
landmark speech, decrying TV (& particularly singling out
game shows).
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Summer
Heights High Why watch?
Ikea: The Musical.Need we say more?
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Roll
of
Tropic
Thunder,
hear my cry. Tears of laughter.
•
Wall
•
E Remember
the Spike Jonze' commercial for Ikea, "The Lamp?"
The media is the mixed message.
•
The Wrestler
Who has his own action figure bobbling by the dashboard light?
Mickey Rourke, that's who.
