A glum-fest is a glum-fest, and Third Person is stern, mopey and airless enough to warrant a Surgeon General’s warning.
review
Posted inArts & Culture
Venus in Fur, the latest from master filmmaker and convicted sex offender Roman Polanski, is more than meta: It’s meta meta.
Venus in Fur, the latest from master filmmaker and convicted sex offender Roman Polanski, is more than meta: It’s meta meta.
Posted inArts & Culture
Film review: Earth to Echo
In cinema, there is a fine line separating homage from imitation. Unquestionably, family-friendly sci-fi flick Earth to Echo is the latter.
Posted inArts & Culture
Film review: Obvious Child
In Obvious Child, heralded as an “abortion comedy,” director Gillian Robespierre relies on the kind of vulnerability unique to many 20-something women — unplanned pregnancy — but manages to depoliticize the “A” word with a humanistic, intimate perspective.
Posted inArts & Culture
Film review: A Hard Day’s Night
The film captures the irresistible chemistry of The Beatles, the phenomenon of Beatlemania and the stirrings of what would be a worldwide cultural explosion.
Posted inArts & Culture
Sorcerer, remake of 1953 thriler, hits the mark
A remake of the 1953 French film The Wages of Fear, the epic adventure concerns a handful of down-and-out men just desperate enough to agree to drive trucks full of liquid nitro through the South American jungle.
Posted inArts & Culture
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Don’t worry: The characters still drop a ton of F-bombs. Troubles begin when fresh high school graduate Jesse (newcomer Andrew Jacobs) notices odd goings-on in the unit below, occupied by a woman who fellow residents believe to be a witch. That would explain the nude rituals … and the murder of Jesse’s classmate. After poking […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Plane food
Ozzie’s Diner is in the main terminal and control tower building at Max Westheimer Airport, 1700 Lexington Ave. in Norman. It’s an old-school joint in several respects. Before or after your meal, you may wander around the building and look at World War II- and Korean War-era photos of vintage aircraft and U.S. Navy pilots […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Holy Ghost People
Dependent upon a desperate, alcoholic stranger (Brendan McCarthy, 2001 Maniacs) for a ride, she ventures to the mountaintop Church of One Accord, a less-than-idyllic commune. The snake-handling, God-fearing families who live and worship there are as tight-lipped about Sis’ whereabouts as they are cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs — metaphorically speaking, of course. Holy Ghost People […]
Posted inArts & Culture
No Holds Barred
No Holds Barred is nothing if not a spectacle. But really, isn’t the couch the ideal setting for the WWE armchair athlete to watch? The answer must be “yes,” since No Holds Barred tanked in theaters, along with Hulk Hogan’s hopes for a big-screen career. A cult following has failed to build around the movie […]