Kissing Jessica Stein is the best kind of romantic comedy- one that is effortlessly enchanting and witty. This can in large part owed to its dazzling screenplay and the pitch-perfect performance of ...
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In My Free Time
I enjoy reading, writing, hiking, ballroom dancing, hosting dinner parties, seeing 1940's and '50's films, the German language, attending church, and researching the formation of youth culture.
Titles You’ve Reviewed
DVD: Kissing Jessica Stein
I rate this titleiffyand give itA great picture... for adults
DVD: Gray Matters
I rate this titleiffyand give itOkay
I admit that I went into this movie without expecting it to be at all good. Nevertheless, despite being quite unrealistic and at times cloying, it has in its defense a lot of charm. Heather Graham ...
Music: Good News For People Who Love Bad News
I rate this titleonand give itTo be honest, I find Modest Mouse to be a perfectly mediocre band. It consists of almost crazed sounding vocals, violent themes, and considerable swearing; there is certain lovely imagery though. ...
DVD: Run Lola Run
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TV: One Tree Hill
I rate this titleonand give itSweet and realistic, but with flaws
One Tree Hill, as far as adolescent dramas, is one of the best. Unlike rivals like The OC, One Hill Tree features common teenage problems of today: peer harassment, lack of parental involvement, the ...
DVD: Hairspray (2007)
I rate this titleonand give itCharming
Unfortunately, with few exceptions, movie musicals released since the conclusion of the 1960's have been negligible at best. Hairspray, I'm overjoyed to say, is one of those exceptions. Filled with ...
DVD: The English Patient
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Book: Chasing Vermeer
I rate this titleonand give itNot to be missed
When I first saw Chasing Vermeer in the store the same week it was released nearly three years ago, I was instantly intrigued. I read it straightaway. Since then, I've read it an additional half a ...
DVD: The Philadelphia Story
I rate this titleonand give itUnforgettable
With Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart starring, you can't go wrong. However, the audience is so fortunate to even experience more than the powerhouse performances from this ...
DVD: It Happened One Night
I rate this titleonand give itA screwball comedy in the truest sense of the word
Ah, what an age it was indeed when romantic movies were truly romantic and even had wit and charm to boot. It Happened One Night opens with socialite Ellie Andrews fleeing her disapproving father to ...
DVD: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
I rate this titleonand give itUtterly timeless
James Stewart is incomparable in the quintessential "Gee, shucks" role, as a sweet but oblivious man unknowingly placed in the Senate simply to let other politicians continue doing their dirty work ...
DVD: Sense and Sensibility
I rate this titleonand give itJane Austen would be proud
First of all, let me say that I am in awe of Emma Thompson for taking a book nearly devoid of dialogue and turning it into a witty, authentic-sounding screenplay. Then in additional to the brilliant ...
