Why Do Critics Hate Kristen Stewart’s Snow White?
My TIME.com column today: Many critics have faulted Snow White and the Huntsman for, oddly enough, an absence of heart. This is a peculiar criticism for a movie that takes great pains to establish the...
View ArticleBreaking Dawn: I can’t Quit You
I like to think of this as kind of a full-service operation. One stop shopping for your blogging needs. So after a little bit of an entertainment drought — what? you weren’t busting a gut over bladder...
View ArticleMel Gibson: International Man of Distinction
And THIS MONTH’S MEN OFF LEASH AWARD GOES TO… Seriously, what a disgrace. Yes, I know I’m stretching the criteria a bit to include Mel Gibson but I’ve been holding back for such a long time – chomping...
View ArticleBlu Ray Blues
I recently emerged Rip Van Winkle-style from a long technological nap, so I was totally unaware of the complete travesty that is Blu Ray until I watched Star Wars part two/five on my swanky new TV last...
View ArticleMatt Lauer’s Attention Deficit Problem
I watched the Olympics Opening Ceremony with visiting English friends and I’m sure it won’t surprise you to hear that they were shocked and appalled by the totally bowdlerized, time-delayed, insipidly...
View ArticleWhy the “Robsten” News Makes Us Sad
Here’s my Huffington Post take on the Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson imbroglio. This is not a snarky piece! I ‘m actually sad for them. Background: my TIME.com editor killed this piece (It was...
View ArticleWhat’s So Great About Vampires
I don’t know why I keep writing about Twilight. I’m becoming a ‘voice’ on the Twilight circuit. Here’s the evidence: a three part (three part!) essay on women’s cinematic fantasies at Huffington Post...
View ArticleMy Big Fat French Actor
I’m sorry I haven’t posted anything in a while… Usual excuses: busy/lazy/poorly organized. I do have a TIME column coming out on Thursday and I swear I have so many fascinating ideas swirling around in...
View ArticleHow the Adults Stole Halloween
Here’s today’s TIME.com column on the grownup hijacking of Halloween. It was initially a little more of a nostalgia trip/polemic (before the friendly touch of my editor friends at TIME Inc.) on how...
View ArticleAll Vamped Up
You don’t mind a little self-congratulation do you? I’ve shown towering restraint in the run-up to the final installment of the Twilight series (opening tomorrow!) I held my tongue when Kristen Stewart...
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