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‘Rio’ Review: Bright, Brazilian, Bird-Filled Fun
The premise of Rio is a tad preposterous: a blue Macaw is shipped to Rio for a blind date with another blue Macaw because his species is dying out. Along …
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The Greatest Interview Ever Given (starring Morgan Spurlock)
With the release of The Greatest Movie Ever Sold this week, the advertising industry will be holding its breath. It is the wide-spread return of wild-man documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, …
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Coo-Coo-Ca-Cha!: An Ode to Arrested Development
Oh Arrested Development, sweet sweet, Arrested Development…I’m sorry I’m not a professional ode-writer, but I’m assuming that’s how they usually start. If you didn’t pick up on the blatant references …
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Blood in the Water: ABC’s Shark Tank a Bright-Spot Among Reality Programming
I’m a hopeful guy. I genuinely believe that our generation can do great things. However, there are some things that concern me. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was recently paid $32,000 dollars …
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The Perks of Being a Solo Moviegoer
As one of the resident film fanatics of The Quad, I see a lot of movies. And I see many of those movies alone. Now, before you start shouting “spinster,” …
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Queue Your Netflix with Class(ics): A Tribute to Sidney Lumet
The man with a message, director Sidney Lumet, passed away this weekend on April 9th. The living legend had been working until the end, contributing to a documentary in 2009 …
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‘Chaos’ Review: I Spy…Nothing New
The major networks have a glut of occupational scripted programs. We see police, lawyers and doctors do their jobs, each with varying levels of attention paid to their personal lives. …
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‘My Perestroika’ Review: A Peek Under the Iron Curtain
The excellent documentary “My Perestroika” is an intimate portrait into life within Communist Russia that’s not romanticized or idealized.
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‘Insidious’ Review: Close, But No Cigar
“Insidious” is initially effective and shows plenty of promise, but ultimately falls apart because of an overdone ending.
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FX Brings Much-Needed Bright Spots to Summer Programming
Ah, the summer. No school, beautiful weather, trips to the beach, summer romance. It seems that everything is right in the world. Wrong. Very wrong. The summer’s most egregious offense …
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Singing Sita’s Praises: A Visit from Cartoonist Nina Paley
Sita Sings the Blues‘s ancient Indian heroine Sita must deal with her insensitive boyfriend, a well-worn archetype. But in the case of the film’s creator Nina Paley, the archetype was not …
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‘Jane Eyre’ Review: Jane’s Got the Right (Gothic) Stuff
The latest “Jane Eyre” doesn’t add anything relatively new or unexpected to the Brontëan canon, but it’s a handsomely melancholy adaptation of the Gothic classic, strengthened by solid performances from its cast, particularly its lead.
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