We’re all aware that Sarah Palin is a lightning rod for non-controversy and faux-criticism from those actively looking to destroy her. Whenever she misuses a phrase or gets minor facts wrong about something inconsequential, the media gets out their tweezers
My love affair with movies began with Sergio Leone. Sure, I watched movies before I saw The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in high school, but I was a changed man after I saw Leone rebuild the American western
One of the worst Oscar years in recent memory was 2005, a year where the slate of so-called prestige pictures offered little other than self-important, self-congratulatory garbage. Hollywood has always been very good at patting itself on the back, but
When I finally got around to watching Robert Rossen’s The Hustler, I got a movie that was the complete opposite of what I expected. What I thought I was going to see was a movie about a guy sharpening his
Blue Valentine is one of those movies that chronicles the kindling and death knell of a relationship. Think Annie Hall, but minus the wit and the New Yorker neuroticism. It instead opts for a mumblecore feel, except with dialogue that
It’s no stretch to say that Disney’s new film Prom is a squeaky clean affair, but according to Washington Post film critic Sandie Angulo Chen, this is apparently a bad thing. Prompting responses from Newsbusters and Christian Toto, Chen’s piece
Standing up to imperialism has often been a theme in Hong Kong martial arts cinema, and given Hong Kong’s history, it’s easy to see why. Hong Kong is a city that has long struggled with its own identity. For a
I don’t get why people hated The Green Hornet so much. Granted, I’m no long-time fan of the character, my knowledge of The Green Hornet begins and ends with the fact that the mighty Bruce Lee played Kato in an
I have mixed feelings on Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. On the one-hand, he was a brilliantly over-the-top, delightfully twisted individual, the sort of eccentric mix of persona and talent that only America could produce. Thompson chewed on his subjects in
As readers of Big Journalism know, a tidal wave hit a lefty snark-pit of a blog called Wonkette, where editor Jack Stuef posted a disgusting article that relentlessly mocked Trig Palin, Sarah Palin’s down syndrome afflicted son. Underneath a picture
Just in time for that royal wedding I actively avoid any news on, we’re getting the latest film to take home top honors at the Oscars, The King’s Speech. While it wasn’t my personal pick to win Best Picture, The
This week, a great movie getting a Blu-ray upgrade is Pixar’s The Incredibles, which is my favorite of the studio’s impressive catalogue. My favoritism towards it is due to the fact that I find the themes delicious, not surprising given
Ed. Note: Please welcome Hunter Duesing to the BH family. For a while now he’s put together a terrific weekly review of new DVD releases for our friends over at Parcbench. My thanks to both for allowing us to syndicate
