Although long a screenwriter (Kissing Jessica Stein) and an actress (TV’s Notes from the Underbelly and 24), Westfeldt makes her directorial debut with this romantic comedy that co-stars four members of the Bridesmaids cast and opens Friday. She stars as Julie, best buds to Jason (Adam Scott, TV’s Parks and Recreation). Their relationship is pure […]
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Sucker Punch
One of the worst-reviewed films of the year thus far, it likely will see its reputation repaired and popularity improved as time goes by. Once upon a time, everybody loathed “Blade Runner,” too. That’s not to say writer/director Zack Synder’s follow-up to “Watchmen” is any kind of masterpiece. Easily the least satisfying of his four […]
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Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season / The Big C: The Complete First Season
There’s a reason Bryan Cranston has now denied “Mad Men”’s Jon Hamm a Best Actor Emmy for three years straight now: He’s just damned excellent as Walt White, the cancer-ridden chemistry teacher turned secret meth dealer to secure a nest egg for the family he’ll leave behind. In season three, that egg grows into the […]
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Bridesmaids
Can’t we just call it “really hilarious” and leave it at that? Then again, consider that Hollywood’s women-fronted comedies are almost always of the rom-com variety and aggressively push Kate Hudson on us. This work is not of that lineage, and thank the Lord for that. “Bridesmaids” marks not so much a breakthrough for females […]
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Mad Men: Season Four
The good news: That gives newbies plenty of time to catch up. True, that’s no salve for the chapped hides of fans, but season four, now on Blu-ray and DVD, was so splendidly rich, a revisit is worth the effort. Plus, once 2012 comes around, you may need the refresher. “Mad Men”’s fourth year — […]