Best book to film adaptations?
READ OR WATCH | Chances are, that movie you love was based on a book. But best book to film adaptations? Is that something we can pin down? Movies owe a lot to books. Now before you get all ...
Save our show: campaigns to keep TV shows alive
TELEVISION | Campaigns to keep our favourite TV shows on the air are all the rage. Once a TV show gets axed, convincing a network to change its mind about it is practically impossible. Or at ...
Bewitched movie review
FILM | Bewitched movie review | Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell. The new Bewitched is kind of like … um, the old Bewitched. If the old Bewitched had vaguely sucked or been inexplicably boring, that ...
The Perfect Man movie review
FILM | The Perfect Man Movie Review. The Perfect Man, 2005, stars Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, and Chris Noth. It’s kinda like 10 Things I Hate About You meets The Parent Trap. Stuff by ...
Can a show outlive its cast?
TV | Can a show outlive its cast? Sometimes. Sure. It’s been known to happen. Not often, but occasionally. And in fact, it’s happening right now. Come September you won’t be able to ...
Everything bad is good for you
REVIEW | Everything Bad is Good for You, 2005. This just in: TV makes you smart. At least, according to Steven Johnson’s new book, Everything Bad is Good For You, it does. Wait, it gets better. ...
Monster-in-law review
Monster-in-law REVIEW | Fonda meets Jenny from the Block. If you think the line “I think you dislocated my Vagina” is funny, Monster-in-law may be for you. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, ...
Paul Haggis interview
Paul Haggis INTERVIEW | He’s the guy who penned the Million Dollar Baby screenplay that won Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood Oscars. But Paul Haggis isn’t full of himself. On the ...
Crash movie review
Crash movie REVIEW | Crash isn’t a happy movie. It’s actually pretty depressing. It’s somewhat like Magnolia, only with a whole lot of racism. People are probably going to love it. Crash is about ...
A Lot Like Love movie review
A Lot Like Love movie REVIEW | In a lot of ways, A Lot Like Love is totally predictable. Nice guy Owen (Ashton Kutcher) and artistic Emily (Amanda Peet) are pseudo friends (pseudo in that they ...
Credits worth watching
FILM | Movie credit sequences worth watching: the good, the bad, the funny. Contrary to what you may think, the credits really are part of the movie. I like to stick it out at the movies and ...