Fair Game

Watching Sean Penn get all worked up over the Bush administration is something I think everyone has seen a bit too often. One year, I caught a glimpse of him inciting a riotous protest at the Sundance Film Festival over Abu Ghraib, or some other offense, and believe me, it wasn’t a pretty site. So the prospect of watching a movie Penn stars in, that does basically the same thing for over one hundred minutes is something I could not get excited... Read More

What Just Happened

It seems like Hollywood’s new thing is to make fun of itself. This is what What Just Happened is about. But like most flash-in-the-pan trends (like Chihuahuas, Laguna Beach, and Gary Busey), it gets boring real fast.  Despite its all-star cast, this isn’t much to write home about.  Director Barry Levinson hasn’t directed much of interest either, although he’s produced some good stuff: Wag the Dog, and some of HBO’s... Read More