Archive for April, 2024
Movie
Surprisingly sweet and ultimately more chick flick than action movie, 'Hit & Run' just doesn't deliver many laughs. A plodding plot and dull chase scenes keep the film from becoming the wild ride it promised to be.
Movie
We didn’t expect much from this late-summer action flick, but by setting the action in real time, director and co-writer David Koepp keeps the action coming fast and furious in 'Premium Rush.'
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'The Queen of Versailles' begins as an examination of the new American dream, but what starts as a 'Real Housewives' look at how the other half lives quickly turns into a “riches to rags” story. It’s a train wreck you can’t hel...
Q&A
Former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra has had a prolific career ever since the band dissolved in 1986, which happened just before we had a chance to see them play live. (Thanks mom and dad for not giving us permission to see...
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We feel the same way about The Expendables 2 as we did about the first The Expendables film. It’s an okay way to spend 102 minutes but, if there was just a little less bloodshed and a bit more character development, we’d like i...
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We had super high hopes for this 3-D stop motion animated flick. The trailer for ParaNorman made good use of the Donovan tune “Season of the Witch,” a groovy number that fits with the film’s storyline. That song should have bee...
Movie
In the opening scene of Red Hook Summer, Spike Lee’s latest “joint,” 13-year-old Flik Royale (Jules Brown) travels from Atlanta to Red Hook, Brooklyn to live with his preacher grandfather, Da Good Bishop Enoch Rouse (Clarke Pet...
Eats & Drinks
I have no clue what this German name means. It was in the smoked section of my local beer joint, so I think this will fit in the somewhat loose category that is smoked beer – (“Rauchbier” in German—I do know that). It is pitc...
Eats & Drinks
I am admittedly late to the White IPA game. Although the style gained momentum last year it only hit my radar when I recently overheard a waitress describing Linchpin White IPA – a collaboration between Green Flash and Founder...
Eats & Drinks
The latest visit to my local beer emporium led to some good finds, including a small selection of Belgian Trappists from Rochefort. I had the 8 a few times in the past, and always felt that it was an exceptional brew. So, I p...