Hannie Get Your Gun: Old Western Helps Western World Blow Off Steam
Well, it happened: 304 Electoral College votes went to Trump, two less than the sum he earned but too many to deflect hi…
Movies
‘Looper’ brings the time travel paradoxes and one-dimensional women
Time travel movies! After you see them, you get to spend the next half an hour picking out the paradoxes. Is it even pos…
‘Pitch Perfect’ Hits the Weird Notes
“Pitch Perfect” is about the competitive collegiate a cappella scene, an apparently vicious place filled with college st…
‘Bachelorette’ an enjoyable but uneven blend of darkness, light
"Bachelorette" tells the story of a group of high school friends who all come together for a wedding in Manhattan. Add a…
‘Premium Rush’ A Fun Bike Messenger Ride on the Silly Side
I can’t say I remember many of the characters’ names in "Premium Rush." There’s Wiley, the lead (Joseph Gordon Levitt), …
‘Ruby Sparks’ weaves magical tale of 1 imperfect writer’s perfect woman
“Ruby Sparks” bears a more than superficial resemblance to the 2006 movie, “Stranger Than Fiction.” Both feature previou…
Unnerving ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ falls short
Is it even possible to write a normal review of “The Dark Knight Rises” at this point? It’s certainly difficult to see i…
4 Rs for sweet, epic, unusual ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’
Rebellious Rating: Part fairy tale, part Hurricane Katrina tale, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” provides a lovely …
‘Magic Mike’ isn’t as bad as you think
Is “Magic Mike” the best movie about Channing Tatum as a stripper that could have been made? It’s possible. Director Ste…
‘Brave’ is beautiful, funny, empowering … but a little meh
Rebellious Rating: You know how when you watch Paul Konerko bat, you kind of want him to hit a home run every tim…
