Monthly Archives: January 2013

Daft, dazzling in design but straining ever so hard to be hip, “Mirror Mirror” isn’t your Uncle Walt’s “Snow White.”

Josh Brolin impersonating the young Tommy Lee Jones is worth the price of admission to “Men in Black 3.”  Dry, drawling, deadpan — he nails the flinty Texan in this sentimental sequel to the sci-fi comedies about secret agents in … Continue reading →

 Watch any surfing documentary, from “Whipped!” to “Riding Giants,” and you’ll hear the dudes speak — in hushed tones — about the treacherous and epic waves that show up, off the coast of Santa Cruz, when the conditions are just … Continue reading →

Bob Marley remains, as his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography attests, “reggae’s foremost practitioner and emissary.” Thirty years after his death, at 36, his estate still earns millions from sales of his music — his “Legend” greatest hits … Continue reading →

Bob Marley packed a lot of living into his 36 years. Hit records, international concert success, eleven kids by seven different women, a face stenciled on more t-shirts than Che Guevara, it was as if he knew he didn’t have … Continue reading →

“Do not go gently into that good night,” the poet urged us. And that goes for actors as well as anybody else. A cast of great Brits of old age pensioner vintage light up John “Shakespeare in Love” Madden’s film … Continue reading →

The great thing about social observer-documentarian Morgan Spurlock is that he works — a lot. He’s constantly got films or TV shows in pre-production, post-production or in theaters, films that have a take on this or that corner of the … Continue reading →

Disney-Pixar realized they’d hit on a can’t-miss formula for animated blockbusters about the time “Monsters, Inc.” came out in 2001. Find some fantastical corner of pop culture you can peek in on – after hours. From the lives of toys … Continue reading →

 It’s no great stretch to imagine the chiseled, hot-footed hottie Channing Tatum as a stripper. It’s how he got his start in show business, after all. And even though he never danced for his dollars, Matthew McConaughey has never been … Continue reading →

“Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” is a riot of splashy colors, silly 3D gimmicks, big, broad kid-friendly gags — and those professionally pesky penguins. And for adults, there’s the charming spectacle of Oscar winner Frances McDormand giving voice to her … Continue reading →