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Review of World's Greatest Dad, opening wide

World’s Greatest Dad Director: Bobcat Goldthwait With: Robin Williams, Alexie Gilmore, Daryl Sabara, Henry Simmons, Evan Martin, Geoffrey Pierson Okay, I’m surprised.  I expected that this would be another exercise in foulness and needless provocation from Goldthwait, a f... Read more

Revew of Empty Nest, now showing at the Hollywood

Empty Nest (Argentina 2008) Director: Daniel Burman With: Oscar Martinez, Cecilia Roth, Ines Efron, Jean Pierre Noher, Eugenia Capizzano Slow-moving, dull and ultimately very annoying.  Violates Rule Number One of fiction writing: never end a story with “and it was all a ... Read more

What Astral Traveling is all about.

The new show Astral Traveling is a musical voyage consisting of Spiritual Jazz, Rare-Funk, Afro-Rhythms, Vintage-Latin, Tasteful Hip-Hop, Soulful-Brazilian, Eclectic Electronic I.D.M. and just about anything in between. Both past and present. Hosted by DJ Sesqui every Su... Read more

Think about this.

>   > > PERCEPTION  > ..something  to think about... > > > > > Washington,  DC Metro  Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The  man > with a violin  played six Bach pieces for about 45  minutes. During that > time  approx. 2 thousand people went  through th... Read more

Reviews of District 9 and Inglourious Basterds, both in wide release

District 9 (New Zealand) Director: Neill Blomkamp With: Sharlto Copley, etc. One of the joys of reviewing movies is the pleasant surprise.  Sometimes I wonder if I have become jaded, and that my tastes are too refined for the average movie patron.  Then, a little gem like... Read more

It's garden-variety racism, people

White people, of course, having never experienced the business end of institutionalized racism, can only achieve an approximate understanding of it. Fortunately, Tim Wise is on the scene to help. Here's Wise on how racism is driving the opposition to health care. "You kn... Read more
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