• The Bling Ring | Movie Review

    The Bling Ring | Movie Review

    The Bling Ring is basically a movie about a bunch of vapid teenagers (and one who sort of just wants...
  • The East | Movie Review

    The East | Movie Review

    The East is a bit of a voyeuristic experience. For a film like this to work, it needs to really...
  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Movie Review

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Movie Review

    Mira Nair is an inconsistent filmmaker, and her strengths and weaknesses are apparent throughout The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Here, she’s capturing...
  • Frances Ha | Movie Review

    Frances Ha | Movie Review

    Frances Ha is either a product of great timing in that Lena Dunham’s Girls has propelled a zeitgeist of working...
  • Book Reviews

    Book Reviews

    The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Wolitzer seems so determined to not have her novel veer into “chick-lit territory,” she fails to...
  • Star Trek Into Darkness | Movie Review

    Star Trek Into Darkness | Movie Review

    In the opening sequence of Star Trek Into Darkness, I’m immediately brought back to the first Pirates of the Caribbean....
  • American Idol | Finale Recap

    American Idol | Finale Recap

    By Crawford Hart Says Ryan Seacrest at the outset: “We’re about to write the final entry on an incredible journey that...
  • The CW Upfronts | Five Quick Reviews

    The CW Upfronts | Five Quick Reviews

    The Originals Having already watched the backdoor pilot, it was mediocre at best. It took itself too seriously and seemed to...