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Aug 10, 2011 Posted by penni

I, too, love Phillip Morris

I didn’t know it was possible to have more love for Ewan McGregor. He’s a talented, grungy yet pretty bloke with an accent that makes a girl want to shed her clothing. But when I saw him as fem convict Phillip Morris, I became endeared to him even more. I wanted to put McGregor’s Phillip Morris in my pocket and take care of him. That must be how Steven Russell felt about the real-life Phillip... read more

Jul 14, 2011 Posted by penni

Bryan Cranston rocks my socks

The fourth season of Breaking Bad is upon us. I feel it’s my duty to make sure everyone is watching this show. Walter White (Bryan Cranston) is a brilliant scientist. He’s married to Skyler (Anna Gunn) and they have a teenage son with cerebral palsy. They also have an unplanned baby on the way. Walter’s broke and underemployed. He teaches bratty teens full time and works part-time at a car wash.... read more

Jun 16, 2011 Posted by melodie

Wonderboys: Playing against type

Wonder Boys came out ten years ago, so if you haven’t seen it, I’m guessing it’s for one of the following reasons: Even seeing the phrase “coming of age story” in a movie summary makes you want to punch a baby in the junk. You prefer movies with less talk and more action. You’re one of the poor bastards who saw this poster. You hate Michael Douglas. If it’s... read more

Jun 14, 2011 Posted by kormantic

Will, Silence, and Desire

In my experience, Oscar nominated films tend to be overwrought drudgery. They’re so IMPORTANT and so DEEP and INTENSE and stuff. (I’m lookin’ at you, The English Patient). The Piano, however, was nominated for a jillion Oscars (including Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture) and deserved every one. In the end, Jane Campion won for best screenplay, Anna Paquin scored best... read more

Jun 10, 2011 Posted by alyx

Favorite transvestite ever

A very nice Englishman named Philip introduced us to comedian Eddie Izzard sometime after the video of Glorious turned up in the neighborhood video rental stores and before Dress to Kill.... read more

Jun 2, 2011 Posted by melodie

Hush: Notorious
P.I.G

Hush tells the tragic story of Callie: a small-town girl of modest means, a humble girl from a humble background, a simple, innocent girl whose only crime in this life was falling for The Wrong Guy. Love came calling when she was just eighteen, and he was a more seasoned twenty-five. Alas, he didn’t share her dream of getting hitched and staying put in Anytown, USA; when she got knocked up, he... read more

Apr 29, 2011 Posted by penni

Weeds: One Bad Mother

And I don’t mean in that Shaft “shut your mouth” kind of way. Nancy Botwin is a horrible mother, and I am putty in the palm of her pot-slinging hands. In the first season of Weeds, we meet the grieving Botwin family who recently lost their patriarch Judah (Jeffrey Dean Morgan — how come he always plays dead guys?) to a heart attack. Before Judah’s untimely demise, the well-to-do... read more

Apr 15, 2011 Posted by matt

My (so-called) secret shame

The way I remember it, I was just out of high school when My So-Called Life originally aired. Math and Wikipedia insist that I was actually 23, but the wounds must have still been fresh... read more