Category Archives: Movie Reviews

Away From Her

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Luke Ford

I felt like a movie Thursday evening. I started out with Hairspray but it didn’t turn my crank. I’m not into movies starring fat chicks. I don’t care about fat people. They can put them in health camps as far … Continue reading →

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A Light For Greytowers

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Luke Ford

Does anyone know anything about this new movie? It’s not on IMDB and there’s little information about it on the net. The director is a regular at Chabad shuls in Pico-Robertson. A Light for Greytowers: the Movie Is Premiering at … Continue reading →

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The Movie I Most Want To See – Charlie Wilson’s War

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

From today’s New York Times: IT sounds like a surefire hit for the Christmas movie season: bosomy showgirls snorting cocaine in a Las Vegas hot tub. A rowdy, Scotch-guzzling hedonist splashing in there with them. Oh, he’s also a congressman. … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Journalism as Contact Sport

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Luke Ford

Manohla Dargis writes this movie review in The New York Times: You don’t need to buy Ms. Malcolm’s take on the reporter-subject relationship (“Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going … Continue reading →

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Sam the Man is a Terrific Film

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Luke Ford

Sam the Man is a Terrific Film It’s about a blocked novelist who struggles with infidelity. Sam the Man is the first time I’ve disagreed with the rankings on imdb.com, which I’ve usually found to be the best gauge of … Continue reading →

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