MIST OPPORTUNITY by Kid Licorice |
As it has already been documented on this blogosphere, Roger Ebert gets a pass (most of the time) from criticassassination on account of his ability to present good, fair and balanced reviews, package...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:20:00 GMT |
THROWING STONES AT PLASTIC BUBBLES by Critty Carlisle |
I'm not big on movies. I mean, they're cool, I guess, and a few have gotten under my skin, but for the most part I prefer reading.Comic books.Archie, mostly.Don't judge.I also have an enormous fear of...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:19:00 GMT |
BEING FRANZ KAFKA by Kid Licorice |
(Note to reader: In my consolidated sympathy with the clan of WGAers and their attempt to fight the good fight, I've decided not to write about an actual movie or any of its actual critics. Instead, ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:52:00 GMT |
NO JOB FOR OLD MEN (OR WOMEN) by Salty Milkduds |
I hate two-fers. Not only is lumping together two movie reviews into one an exercise in laziness, it's insulting to the film makers of both films being reviewed. No movie, not even a feature starring ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:30:00 GMT |
HONK IF YOU LOVE WRITERS by Salty Milkduds |
A funny thing happened to me yesterday. So racked with guilt about the previous day and how I ducked out on the picketers after only thirty minutes of support, I decided to return and give it anothe...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:02:00 GMT |
HONK IF YOU HATE WRITERS! by Salty Milkduds |
Today, I did the unthinkable. With the best of intentions, to show my solidarity with the thousands of unemployed scribes here in Hollywood, I infiltrated the WGA's Writer's Strike. But only for half ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:00:00 GMT |
HONK IF YOU HATE CRITICS! by Salty Milkduds |
To our creative brothers and sisters, WGA members in good standing:Sloped shoulder to sloped shoulder, if only in spirit, we stand with you during these trying times. Yesterday marked the first day of...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:15:00 GMT |
CROSSING CROSSWALK by Salty Milkduds |
Crosswalk.com is an unholy mess. A Christian-based website dedicated to film criticism makes about as much sense as a Muslim-based website dedicated to Judaism. As a fence-sitting agnostic, I was both...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:04:00 GMT |
THIRTEEN GHOSTS QUOTES by Salty Milkduds |
On this Halloween, the Ghosts Of Critissassins Past have come out to play. Leaving their usual haunts - bars, film studios, castles, gay bath houses, etc. They've e-mailed their own quotes to us from ...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:38:00 GMT |
PAN IN REAL LIFE by Kid Licorice |
There seems to be a cynical sentiment in the world of film criticism that if a movie attempts to make its audience feel good, then that movie is somehow fraudulent and not worthy of your time. Furthe...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:52:00 GMT |
