Monthly Archives: July 2012

So today, after a delay of almost a week, I finally appeared on “Midday with Dan Rodricks,” at 1pm, with WYPR’s summer interns Stephanie Hom (left, above) and Galen Druke (center, above). It was fun! We discussed films ranging from … Continue reading →

Today on WYPR’s Midday with Dan Rodricks, I had the great privilege to appear on the show to discuss The Dark Knight Rises and violence in films in the wake of this morning’s tragedy in Colorado. Here is the excerpt … Continue reading →

Allow me to mention once more how sorry I am for everyone in Colorado who lost someone or was injured or traumatized by this morning’s tragic events. I appeared briefly on Midday with Dan Rodricks this afternoon, just to say … Continue reading →

The producer of the hour of Midday with Dan Rodricks during which I was supposed to appear just called me to cancel the summer movie show. This morning’s tragic theatre shooting in Colorado has left everyone with zero appetite to … Continue reading →

Listen to this masterpiece: Any Way You Want It Yeah – now that’s what I’m talking about. It’s like that Journey hit, but not, you know? Perhaps it reminds you of rock greatness, or perhaps it makes you sick to … Continue reading →

I did not make it to Rock of Ages today. In fact – <gasp> – I only saw one movie in a theatre, and that film was Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection. So in this evening’s blog post, I will include … Continue reading →

This will be a short blog post, as neither film I saw today inspired much love or admiration. Those two films were Ice Age: Continental Drift and The Intouchables, a French film now playing at the Charles Theatre. Here we … Continue reading →

I’d like to offer a qualification to all of my “reviews” of the past few days. First of all, they are not really full-fledged film reviews, as I wrote them usually late at night, and quickly, and are therefore best … Continue reading →

And so my movie marathon continues.  Today, I watched The Amazing Spider-Man (in 3D! in IMAX!), To Rome with Love, and Beasts of the Southern Wild.  It was nice to get away from “summer blockbusters” with the latter two films, … Continue reading →

On Friday, July 20, 2012, some time between 12 and 2pm, I will have the great pleasure of substituting for Linda DeLibero, the Associate Director of Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University, as the film critic for WYPR’s … Continue reading →