Beyond the Rhetoric

Dinner for Schmucks (2010) Sometimes, you just need to relax with a mindless comedy and that’s partly why I took the time to watch Dinner for Schmucks. Starring Paul Rudd as yet another Joe Everyman and Steve Carell as another socially awkward character, Dinner for Schmucks isn’t quite sure where it finds itself on the [...]

The Informant! (2009) Matt Damon got an honorable mention in my post about five actors I enjoy watching most for a reason. Whether he’s being thoughtful and contemplative in Good Will Hunting or he is running through narrow streets with some really shaky camera work in The Bourne Ultimatum, Damon is just entertaining. The same [...]

While there are certainly many television shows that worth watching these days — Fringe, House, The Office, and so on — there are many more that are no longer on the air. Yes, it is positively possible that I am viewing these classics through rose-tinted glasses, but I’d still like to see them come back [...]

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Computer-generated animation? Check. Cute talking animals placed in anthropomorphic situations? Check. Cheesy plastic 3D glasses? Check. On the surface, it would look like 20th Century Fox has figured out the formula to a family-friendly cartoon with plenty of merchandising possibilities. That’s on the surface. The execution of this formula, [...]

As an actor, writer, or just about anyone in the creative arts, you want to be recognized for your strengths. At the same time, you don’t want to get pigeon-holed into just a single niche, because it means that you’ll have a very difficult time branching out into other areas. It seems that Taylor Swift, [...]