8
August
2008
spoiler-free-mini-movie-reviews
The Dark Knight I saw this on opening weekend. It’s taken up until now to recover from the hot villainy goodness that is Heath Ledger’s Joker. I predicted immediately that Ledger will replace Brandon Lee as tragic goth hero who died before his darkest role was unveiled (if not necessarily Ledger’s last – it remains to [...]

14
May
2008
los-angeles-city-of-the-soulsuckers
Here there be random bitching about celebrity. Annie Leibovitz is a world-renowned photographer who was créme de la créme when I first started reading Rolling Stone magazine in the mid-70s. Who the hell are the Moral Majority to criticize a goddess such as she? Why in the hell should she apologize? Okay, wait, let me back [...]

3
May
2008
since-i-needed-more-iron-in-my-diet
On impulse, my daughter and I bought tickets to Iron Man, a movie I intended to see but not right that minute. It was friggin’ amazing. Phenomenal. I loved it. Okay, so I’m an easy sell when it comes to comic book superhero movies and many flawed blockbusters. I’ll even admit to having a soft [...]