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Angry Letter: ‘She’s the Man’; Amanda Bynes NOW!
Thursday night, just hours after posting my review of Amanda Bynes' gut-punchingly bad new comedy "She's the Man," I received this e-mail from one Robert Mackey:
What the hell are you supposed to be, a film critic or Don Rickles?
Your review of ...
Angry Letter: PETA
I used to make fun of PETA somewhat regularly in "Snide Remarks," a fact which evidently came to the attention of someone named Rebecca (becs_x_b@hotmail.com), who submitted this scathing rebuke. It basically boils down to "blah blah blah, I disagree...
Eric’s Sack of Mail: Atomic bombs, non-sensual sexuality
We have two letters to discuss in this installment of Eric's Sack of Mail. First, a reader named Carl wrote in response to my review of "Madea's Family Reunion," which ends: "'Madea's Family Reunion' is better than its predecessor, but only in the sa...
Oscar wrap-up
First of all, Jon Stewart was great. His jokes were consistently funny and smart, the pre-recorded bits were hilarious, and his responses to the evening's events were all on the mark. He was everything a host should be: funny, charming, respectful of...
Eric’s 2006 Oscar predictions
Here are my predictions for the Oscars, which commence live at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific this Sunday on ABC.
Best Picture:
Nominees: "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Munich"
Should win: Except for "Crash...
Once again, among Utah’s finest
Little did I know when The Daily Herald fired me in August 2003 that I would continue to be one of their readers' favorite writers and that I would keep winning their reader surveys every year, beating out people who actually write for them. It's sor...
Ratings vs. grades
Over the years I've been accused a few times of favoring R-rated movies over squeaky-clean wholesome ones. This accusation is always from people who are upset that I have failed to enjoy some crappy (but clean!) movie or theatrical production, and it...
‘Brokeback’ and ‘bravery’
I'm getting tired of people lavishing praise on Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal for being "brave" enough to star in "Brokeback Mountain," like it was the acting equivalent of rescuing a crippled child from a burning building.
It's a great film, ...
Eric’s Sack of Mail: OMG, Damascus
In Eric's Sack of Mail, we answer letters that warrant polite replies (i.e., letters that aren't angry or stupid). So here are a couple non-angry e-mails that need answered. (That sentence included foreshadowing, by the way.)
First, a long-time re...
Link: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Lemon Demon has a very funny song called "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny," and someone has put together an animated video for it. Get thee here and watch it. (Contains a bit of PG-rated language and some cartoon violence.) I recommend turn...
Angry Letter: ‘Suits on the Loose’
The recent Mormon Cinema entry "Suits on the Loose" -- about two juvenile delinquents who hide out by posing as Mormon missionaries in a small desert town -- did nothing to help the genre, but it did inspire this angry letter from a woman named Elain...
No matter how much you write to it, symone.raven@gmail.com will NEVER BE Raven-Symone’s e-mail address
A while back, I got tired of kids writing to me asking for Raven-Symone's e-mail address. I had to keep telling them that I didn't have it, and that there is no reason to think I WOULD have it. Yet some of these kids, who are just kids, and who aren'...
Four Things Muslims Cannot Take
Four Things Muslims Cannot Take
1. A joke
2. Criticism
3. Their land being divided and their people slaughtered, time and time again over the course of centuries
4. Advil (allergies)
From my deathbed
Just wanted to let you know that I'm dying again. I came home Friday night from an evening of frivolity with my friend Rob, and I was feeling just a tickle of a sore throat. I said, "Hmm. I hope I'm not coming down with something."
Well, coming do...
Eric’s Sack of Mail: film vs. theater, ‘The Producers,’ gynecologists
It's time to open Eric's Sack of Mail again, to respond to e-mails I've received that were neither angry nor stupid, but that merit some response nonetheless.
First is this question, sent anonymously to the "Ask Eric Stuff" feature of "Snide Remar...
Angry Letters: ‘Big Momma’s House 2’
My review of "Big Momma's House 2" begins with this statement: "If you thought 'Big Momma's House' was funny, then two things are probably true: 1) You are stupid. 2) You will also think 'Big Momma's House 2' is funny."
I don't take that approach...
Much ado about ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
If you should walk outside between now and Feb. 25 and find yourself in Provo, Utah, do two things: First, fire your travel agent; then, go see "Much Ado About Nothing" at Provo Theatre Company.
Yes, the director and some of the cast are friends o...
The Oscar nominees
Here are this year's Academy Award nominations. Discussion follows.
Best Picture:
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Munich"
Actor:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"
He...
Olympics vs. ‘Arrested Development’
I believe the Fox Network loved "Arrested Development" at one time. But when that love was not shared by millions upon millions of viewers, Fox's love turned to resentment and bitterness.
Here are the most recent developments:
- Lowering the or...
Angry Letter: Nielsen ratings
I got one of my strangest angry letters yet the other day, from a man named Tom (accident55@hotmail.com) who took issue with my blog entry about the Nielsen ratings and TiVo users. Evidently, he feels very strongly about the matter. His passion for t...
‘Brokeback’ and Utah:
I am delighted by the comedy of errors surrounding "Brokeback Mountain" and the Jordan Commons theater in Sandy, Utah.
As locals know, Jordan Commons is owned by Larry Miller, a car-dealership tycoon who also owns the Utah Jazz. A devoted Mormon, ...
Provo First Night
I thought I had spent my last New Year's Eve in Provo, Utah, but somehow I was there again this year. And by "somehow" I mean "they paid me."
Provo is one of many cities to hold a big celebration on New Year's Eve called First Night. (Why "First ...
Eric’s Sack of Mail: ‘King Kong,’ ‘The Ringer,’ ‘Narnia’
It's time once again to open Eric's Sack of Mail and answer some e-mails I've gotten that aren't insane or stupid enough to qualify as Angry Letters, but that do merit some discussion.
First, a reader named Don has this to say about my review of "...
Nielsen ratings and commercials
My blog entry about the Nielsen ratings and DVR users prompted several readers to point out an angle I did not address: Not only will Nielsen be reporting on the viewing habits of DVR users, but it will also report whether those users are watching co...
End of the year stuff
I've posted my annual "Best and Worst Movies" article, as well as "Eric's Media Inventory: What I Watched and Read in 2005." The articles speak for themselves, I reckon. I wanted to say a few words about the movies, though.
There were 363 movies r...
Nielsen ratings, TiVo, and ‘Arrested Development’
How might changes in the Nielsen ratings system help shows like "Arrested Development"? And how do the Nielsens work, anyway? Here's how.
Some background. The Nielsen Media Research company has about 9,000 "Nielsen families" whose TV habits are mon...
Two signs I saw
Sign No. 1: A preacher from some church is standing on the street corner in downtown Portland, ringing a bell and collecting money for some cause. Next to the bucket where you're supposed to donate your change, there is a sign:
"HELPING PEOPLE HEL...
‘Hollywood of the ’70s’ syllabus
Some Great Movies That Were Not Required Viewing for the "Hollywood of the '70s" Class I Took at Portland State University, Followed By One That Was
Not required:
Patton
Annie Hall
Jaws
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
All the President's M...
Choosing my path at the movie theater
The Laurelhurst Theatre in Portland plays second-run films and usually has an old classic playing for a week at a time, too. The other night as I approached two of the Laurelhurst's cinemas on opposite sides of the same hallway, I saw these two choic...
Angry Letter: Native American cinema
I received this e-mail from someone named Gene, in response to my review of "5th World," a film that played at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Gene writes:I recently saw "5th World" at the Santa fe Film estival, and I must say I'm as angry as I've e...
Sad box office facts
Quiz: What two things do the following films have in common?
"Doom"
"The Fog"
"Transporter 2"
"The Dukes of Hazzard"
"Fantastic Four"
"Monster-in-Law"
"The Amityville Horror"
"The Pacifier"
"Diary of a Mad Black Woman"
"Boogeyman"
"Are W...
Angry Letter: ‘Rent’
A fellow named Chris (Reallyniceguy888@yahoo.com) e-mailed me recently in response to my review of the film "Rent." He writes: ITS A MUSICAL U RETARD! Oops here's another song? What did you think it was gonna be like. If there weren't songs you wou...
Cedar Hills and self-righteousness
I recently began a thread on my message board (aka "The Online Village of Nerds") desiring to know people's opinions about the recent vote in Cedar Hills, Utah. An initiative had been proposed that, if passed, would require all businesses within the ...
On the subject of movie spoilers
My old pal Scott Renshaw at Salt Lake City Weekly has written an excellent article about how critics have become so afraid of giving away "spoilers" that they can no longer adequately discuss some films. It's thought-provoking, and it only has spoile...
Eric’s Sack of Mail: Harry Potter; ‘The Ark’
Though you wouldn't know it from reading my blog, not all the e-mails I get are stupid and/or angry. Many of them come from calm people who have interesting things to say or ask. So from time to time, I'd like to open Eric's Sack of Mail to share som...
Nosferatu: Ever heard of it?
I received this e-mail:Hey, I was reading your column here:
...and I thought I realized almost immediately the name "Nursferatu," or something. (I'm too lazy to press the back button; bear with me.)Then you connected it to Mystery Science Thea...
Raven-Symone’s e-mail address
Oh, you Raven-Symone fans. You're so very smart. You Google the words "raven symone e-mail" and what comes up? Two of my blog entries (found here and here), where I talk about the fact that I DO NOT HAVE RAVEN-SYMONE'S E-MAIL ADDRESS. So what do you ...
The history of this blog, and some links to others
Today marks the second anniversary of this blog, a project I began on a whim at the behest of some readers. Blogs were just becoming the rage in those days, and since I was no longer writing a weekly column, it seemed like a good outlet for my though...
Men without hands
On the same day, I saw the following people in downtown Portland:
- A man with a hook for a hand. He was not a pirate, as you might suspect. He was dressed in ordinary business attire, with a suit coat and everything. But he had a hook for a hand....
‘The Work and the Glory: American Zion’
"The Work and the Glory: American Zion," the latest Mormon film to hit theaters, opened to a pretty impressive box office last weekend. It grossed $524,698, which is more than many LDS films make in their entire run.
It opened on 204 screens, maki...
Liberalism and the spread of disease
Someone calling himself "BOB" sent this terse e-mail:
Liberalism is pretty much the same as AIDS.
I had no idea which article of mine, if any, he was responding to, but I was intrigued by his statement. So I sent this reply:
Do you mean liberali...
Eric to perform in Provo!
I'll be in Utah to visit friends the weekend of Nov. 11, and I thought, what the heck, why not do a show while I'm there?!
So on Monday, Nov. 14, at the ComedySportz venue in Provo, I'll be doing my little show where I play the piano and sing "fun...
Apathetic titles for state songs
I'm rather embarrassed to admit I only recently discovered McSweeney's, a very funny and literate Web site that is connected with a quarterly publication of the same name. Each day something amusing, submitted by a reader, is posted on the site, and ...
Part 3 of the Round Table on Mormon humor
Part three of the round table on Mormon humor, in which I participated, has been posted at By Common Consent.
You can read it here.
E-mail: A ‘Honey’ fan, and the return of Fluffy Sparks
In 2003, I reviewed a very bad Jessica Alba film (pardon the redundancy) called "Honey," a "Glitter"-esque trainwreck about a white girl who becomes a famous hip-hop dancer.
Last week, the review prompted an e-mail from someone named Allie, who h...
Part 2 of the Round Table on Mormon humor
Part 2 of the Round Table on Mormon humor (in which I participated along with several others) has been posted at By Common Consent.
The direct link is here.
New shows: ‘Surface,’ ‘Everybody Hates Chris,’ ‘Love, Inc.’
(Brief reviews of new fall shows, usually based on only the first episode, which may or may not be a fair way to judge a show. Deal with it.)
"Surface," Mondays (NBC). So far, this is the weakest of the many new sci-fi/thriller series. An oceanogr...
Round Table on Mormon humor
A Mormon blog called By Common Consent has conducted a round table discussion (via e-mail) between me and several other LDS humorists. The first volley of e-mails has been compiled and published at the site, at this address.
I thought it might be ...
Echoes of empty theaters
A curious thing happened on Friday, Sept. 9. I was scanning the paper for movies playing at local theaters that I had not already seen, and I spotted one: "Echoes of Innocence." I assumed it was an arthouse film, but then saw it was playing on four o...
New shows: ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ ‘Kitchen Confidential,’ ‘My Name Is Earl’
(Brief reviews of new fall shows, usually based on only the first episode, which may or may not be a fair way to judge a show. Deal with it.)
"How I Met Your Mother," Mondays (CBS). This one feels very sitcom-y to me, very set-up/punchline, very l...
Some Emmy reactions
First of all, "Desperate Housewives" is not a comedy. It should not have been nominated for any awards that have the word "comedy" in them. It has comedic elements, sure, and is often more light than heavy. But it is a soap opera, and soap operas a...
New shows: ‘Supernatural,’ ‘Threshold,’ ‘Twins,’ ‘Head Cases’
(Brief reviews of new fall shows, usually based on only the first episode, which may or may not be a fair way to judge a show. Deal with it.)
"Supernatural," Tuesdays (WB). Aren't there about 11 new shows this year that could be called "Supernatur...
To the guy who is currently winning every day on “Jeopardy!”
To the guy who is currently winning every day on "Jeopardy!":
You are smug. I don't like you.
Also, I do not like how you start in the middle or at the bottom of the categories. Please start at the top, like you're supposed to.
You are no Ke...
New shows: ‘Prison Break,’ ‘Reunion,’ ‘The War at Home,’ ‘Bones’
(Brief reviews of new fall shows, usually based on only the first episode, which may or may not be a fair way to judge a show. Deal with it.)
"Prison Break," Mondays (Fox). All right, I'm in for the long haul on this one. It's a preposterous story...
Angry Letter: ‘Undiscovered’
Though no one saw the movie (it grossed only $676,000 its opening weekend), rest assured my dissing of "Undiscovered" did not go undiscovered. I received this e-mail from one Christa Lee, angry at what I'd said about Ashlee Simpson and her retarded, ...
Hurricane Katrina
It is heartening to see so many foreign nations pledging aid to the U.S. in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. You expect it from our buddies like Japan and Canada, and they are joined by all the major nations from Mexico to Belgium, Australia to Italy, ...
Prison Break flatulence
So I'm watching the new Fox show "Prison Break" (for people who felt "24" was just a little too realistic), and I see this sign posted on a fence in the prison yard:
And I think: Why is the man in the picture farting? Has the sound of shots bein...
Season premieres
It's the magical time of year again: time for the networks to bring our shows back for the fall season. Cliffhangers will be resolved, double-length season premieres will be padded, tears will be shed, hearts will be touched.
Following is a list, ...
Eric recommends: ‘The Light of Falling Stars,’ ‘On the Night Plain’
I have now read all four works by J. Robert Lennon, and I loved them all. Here's an author no one seems to have heard of who is, nonetheless, astonishingly good.
Let me briefly mention my first two exposures to him. "The Funnies" is a humorous nov...
I saw a pirate
I saw a pirate yesterday in downtown Portland. He walked past me while I was waiting for the MAX. He had a bandana on his head, hoop earrings, and an eyepatch. He did not have a parrot or a wooden leg or a hook for a hand, nor did I see him blow anyo...
Angry Letter: ‘Protocols of Zion’ (aka A creepy exchange with an anti-Semite)
I saw a film at Sundance called "Protocols of Zion," about modern-day anti-Semitism, which has seen an upsurge since 9/11. (Amazingly, some lunatics blame the Jews for the terrorist attacks.) The headline I wrote for the review at HollywoodB****slap....
Why do you haunt me, Raven-Symone?
I received an e-mail from someone named "Keyamaz," at the address Shakeemagirl8@aol.com. The e-mail read:
Hey,
Can you e-mail me Raven-symone
e-mail address so i can keep in touch with my god sister!!!
Now, if you are a regular reader of this blo...
Critical Mess: ‘Stealth’
Over at MoviePoopShoot.com, Derek Miner does a feature called "Critical Mess," where he compiles negative quotes about poorly received movies and makes a fake poster for that movie.
To my great honor, I have been included in his latest work, a pos...
The worst job in the world
I learned a terrible thing tonight. I was chatting with Don, who is the studio rep for many of the press/promo screenings here in Portland. He's there to make sure the screening goes smoothly, and to jot down audience comments as people file out of t...
The Backstroke of the West
Someone in China picked up a DVD bootleg of "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" on the street and has posted some hilarious screen shots from it. The subtitles are English translations of the Chinese translations of the original English; ...
Angry Letter: ‘Mulholland Drive’
I received this letter concerning my review of David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive," from the e-mail address dmnxia@hotmail.com:
I just watched Mulholand Drive earlier tonight and it made perfect sense to me. It's not a linear plot, but it isn't diffic...
Eric recommends: ‘Middlesex,’ ‘Frankland,’ ‘Approximately Heaven’
The "Eric Recommends" feature, where I would give little book reports on what I'd read recently, isn't around anymore. It wasn't getting much use, and we needed space on the navigation bar for other things. Plus, I went through a phase where I was re...
Birthday movies
My birthday, Aug. 26, falls on a Friday this year. A Friday birthday means your big day coincides with new movies being released. A Friday birthday in August usually means the movies being released are bad ones.
August is the dumping-ground month...
Angry Letters: ‘Hustle & Flow’
Regarding my review of "Hustle & Flow" -- one of only a few mildly negative reviews it has gotten -- I received this e-mail from a fellow identifying himself as "Michael":
I read your review on Hustle and Flow. It is obvious you have no idea w...
Eric to perform at county fairs!! Yee-haw!!
Eric D. Snider is coming to a county fair near you!*
*Assuming you are near Weber, Sevier or Washington counties in Utah.
Eric is taking his little piano comedy show on the road this summer, performing at three fairs in Utah in August! That's r...
Celebrity Directory Assistance
Here is something you probably did not know about me. About twice a month, I get an e-mail from someone wanting the e-mail address of a famous person. Now, nowhere on my Web site does it suggest that I am Directory Assistance for celebrities. My only...
Angry Letters: ‘Raise Your Voice,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Friday the 13th’
The other day I got an e-mail from a reader named "Robyn" who took issue with my review of the Hilary Duff trainwreck "Raise Your Voice." She writes:
I read one of the reviews that you made on the Hilary Duff movie Raise Your Voice. Im not a big fa...
Interesting statistics on the year’s movies
Number of films in which a man gets his hand nailed to a piece of wood so far in 2005: 2 ("The Devil's Rejects" and "The Island")
Number of films in which a man gets his hand nailed to a piece of wood in all of 2004: 1 ("Passion of the Christ")
Eric recommends: ‘A Portrait of Yo Mama As a Young Man’
Drop whatever you're doing, hurry to your nearest book emporium, and buy "A Portrait of Yo Mama As a Young Man" by Andrew Barlow and Kent Roberts. One author contributes humor pieces to The New Yorker; the other writes for The Onion. Both are younger...
More Tom Cruise insanity
Now that Tom Cruise has lost his mind, I suppose the following will occur regularly. But it's still rather shocking and off-putting. It makes me not like him. He better hope I get over that feeling before I see his new movie on Monday.
Gawker.com ...
‘Bewitched,’ Bothered and Bewildered
For further proof that the MPAA is arbitrary and insane in the way it dispenses ratings, look at the explanation it attached to the PG-13 for "Bewitched": "Some language, including sex and drug references, and partial nudity." First of all, I don't k...
Angry Letters: Utah Opera, ‘Shake Hands with the Devil,’ ‘A Cinderella Story’
Lately the Laotian kids who work in my sweatshop have been inundated with angry letters, and they've asked me to post the links to them.
First there's the City Weekly column I wrote a while back about Utah Opera. You can read the entire column and...
Season Finales
Spoilers are inherent. If you haven't watched these season finales yet, don't read this. I have ranked them from awesomest to not very awesome at all.
"Veronica Mars." Not that I watch every TV show on the air, but of the ones I do watch, this wa...
Idiot of the Week
Our Idiot of the Week is Clyde Ormond, of West Jordan, Utah, who wrote the following letter to the editor published in the May 5 edition of The Salt Lake Tribune:
"Last year I came into the office and was bid 'Happy Cinco de Mayo.' I did not under...
Why I continue to watch ‘American Idol’
I quit watching "American Idol" around this time last year because I didn't care for any of the remaining contestants. This year it's different. This year I'm continuing to watch BECAUSE I don't care for any of the remaining contestants.
For an ho...
Announcing Eric D. Snider’s ‘In the Dark’
"In the Dark" is a weekly e-zine (that's a fancy word for "e-mail") featuring Eric's movie reviews, box office scores and other film-related merriment, all delivered straight to your e-mailbox.
And it's FREE! And, since it's supported by advertise...
Eric’s last will and testament
A few months ago my friend Luscious Malone and I were visiting our friends Pants and Mrs. Pants at their home in Las Vegas. For some reason, Luscious wanted to know what I would leave everyone in the event of my death. And so my tentative Last Will &...
Angry Letters: more ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’
A while back, I posted the angry letters I'd gotten in response to my review of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," currently in the running for Worst Film of the Year. Well, here is an angry letter I got in response to my posting the angry letters. The su...
Clearance sale on ‘Snide Remarks II: Electric Boogaloo’
In 1999, I published "Snide Remarks II: Electric Boogaloo," a compilation of 20 columns that had been published over the previous two years in The Daily Universe, BYU's student newspaper and birthplace of "Snide Remarks."
The book sold well at the...
Angry Letters: ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’
Like most film critics, I reviewed "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" last month, and like most film critics, I thought it was absolutely crap. This has not stopped it from being remarkably successful at the box office, almost exclusively through widesprea...
Robbing the convenience store
I am introducing a new euphemism into the lexicon: "Robbing the convenience store."
It is inspired by Jack Bauer's actions earlier this season on "24." Jack has a tendency to find the most complicated solution to any problem, but he reached the pi...
Eric D. Snider: Best Local Print Journalist
Every year The Daily Herald, where I worked until being fired in August 2003, has a readers poll to determine the "Best of Utah County." There are categories for Best Mexican Restaurant, Best Movie Theater, Best Dentist, and so forth.
There are me...
Blind Justice
ABC is premiering a new series tonight called "Blind Justice," about a cop who loses his sight in the line of duty and then insists on continuing to work as a cop.
Two things:
1) You can DO that? You can go blind, and they'll let you still be a...
Thoughts on the Oscar ceremony
Thoughts on the Oscar ceremony
We had a splendid little gathering here at my apartment (space is limited; I apologize if you weren't invited, and if we kept the party's existence a secret from you so you wouldn't feel hurt over not being invited) ...
Eric’s 2005 Oscar Predictions
Eric's 2005 Oscar Predictions
The Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock, who will make approximately 15,000 jokes about how black people are different from white people, will air live on ABC this Sunday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. EST, 5 p.m. PST. (That's ...
Gay textbooks
Friday's Salt Lake Tribune included a story about the Nebo School District's attempts to keep homosexuality out of the curriculum for high school psychology classes.
Tribune reporter Mark Eddington writes, "State law bans teachers or texts from ad...
Shows I’m Not Watching Anymore
Shows I'm Not Watching Anymore:
"The O.C." Through its first season, I was captivated by this show's mix of self-aware humor and guilty-pleasure soap opera plots. But after three episodes of the new season, I completely lost interest. It's not out...
No more ‘overrated’
A few people used the word "overrated" in a thread on the message board to describe some movies, and it reminded me that the word bugged me, but I couldn't quite put into words why it did so. Then today my colleague Sean P. Means of The Salt Lake Tri...
Two new features: Best and Worst Movies of 2004; Media Inventory
I've posted two new articles: "The Best and Worst Movies of 2004" and "Eric's Media Inventory: What I Watched and Read in 2004".
This is the sixth year I've done a "Best and Worst Movies" list. I started in 1999, when I hadn't even written reviews...
I’ve ‘sold out,’ apparently
I received this e-mail the other day from a fellow by the name of Seth Miller:
Just bumped into this site. I was at BYU when you wrote for the Universe. I was a fan. I've never written a letter to an editor or mad a complaint to anyone but I guess...
What I Learned Today
Today I learned that if you get a speeding ticket, and when you mail in the check you sign it "Up Yours" instead of your actual name, a few weeks later you'll get a letter from the court saying they can't process the check due to an "invalid maker's ...
The unprofitable “Work and the Glory”
It does get so tiring being right all the time, but here I am again.
When Utah millionaire Larry H. Miller announced last year that he would put $7 million into the production of a movie based on the first volume in the "Work and the Glory" histo...
Arbitrary editing of music
I heard something amusing on the radio the other day. The song was "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus, about a high school student who loves this girl secretly but knows she would never love him because, after all, he's just a teenage dirtbag who listens t...
If you’d watch ‘Arrested Development,’ we could stop harrassing you about it
The past two episodes of "Arrested Development" have been some of the show's funniest, and thus some of the funniest half-hours of TV I've ever seen. And yet so many people who would probably enjoy it aren't watching it.
The MVP two weeks ago (the...
FAQs about the ins and outs of being a movie critic.
FAQs about the ins and outs of being a movie critic.
Q: How do you see the movies early?
A: With my eyes. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Q: I will stop reading RIGHT NOW if this is just going to be smart-aleck answers.
A: OK, OK. Most fi...
