First, let’s acknowledge that I laughed as hard at Bridesmaids as most anyone else. It was a consistently diverting, often very clever romp, and I thought Kristen Wiig and the rest of the cast were, on the whole, first-rate. That said, even with the extra smarts and wit that distinguished this movie from so many imbecilic contemporary comedies, Bridesmaids still … More Details

Like so many comedy film fanatics, I love Woody Allen’s early films, by which I mean mostly the classic comedies he did in the early-mid seventies (Bananas, Sleeper, Love and Death) as well as two masterpieces made at the close of that decade: Annie Hall (1977) and Manhattan(1979). Lest you think I’m living in the past- a theme the Woodman … More Details

Judging by what I’ve seen recently, I think the answer is “yes”. Yet even so, some of our (supposedly) finest critics still find reasons to celebrate. Truth be told, I have a bone to pick with New York Times reviewer Manohla Dargis- a big one. In her maddening write-up of an execrable movie called “Bad Teacher” (“When The Teacher Gets … More Details