Film & TV
Guilty Pleasures: She's the Man (2006)
Shakespeare + the two Step Up boys + some sick soccer skills = pure joy. Starring Amanda Bynes as a cross-dressing, soccer-loving teenager, it also features Channing Tatum and Robert Hoffman, both of Step Up fame.
The Big Push
January movies are generally amusing films that tend to lack-in content. Push, a January movie released in February, is entertaining but not worth 10 economically devalued U.S.
Actors I Thought I Wanted to Marry
Going to a movie is much like going on JDate. We scope out the leading men, assess their talents and qualifications and ultimately decide whether they’d function as good first husbands.
Ciao Baby
Street: Tell me about how Ciao came into being. Yen Tan: The idea came about because [actor] Alessandro [Calza] wrote me an email in 2003 to tell me how much he loved my first film, Happy Birthday, and then we just started corresponding.
Thankfully Uninvited
It’s that time of the year again, when studios seem to empty out their trashcans onto multiplexes around the country.
So Long, Farewell...
The premise of Ciao — a film in which two strangers from different parts of the world develop a deep, unexpected friendship — could have led to a laughably bad movie.
Guilty Pleasures: Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
"Fuckin' beauty queens blowing chunks everywhere." Intrigued? You betcha. Drop Dead Gorgeous explores the dark underworld of beauty pageants.
The Top Ten Movie Quotes We Do Not Understand
You voted on Under the Button, and here are the results — the top 10 movie quotes we know were meant to impress us, but instead left us scratching our heads. 10.
Guilty Pleasures: What Women Want (2000)
Despite his overt anti-Semitic tendencies, there’s something undeniably irresistible about Mel Gibson shaving his legs.
It’s Not Too Late. We promise.
THE BEST The Wrestler Mickey Rourke’s heartbreaking Golden Globe speech — in which he thanked his dogs for being the only ones who were there for him during his long slump — is bupkus compared to his astounding performance as a wrestler forced to retire and cope with his own insignificance.
James Bond Defies the Nazis
It is a sad fact that Holocaust movies — once considered shocking for their raw portrayals of the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis — have become predictable.
Top Ten Awesomest Movies of All Time
1. Animal House (1978) One word: toga party. 2. Van Wilder (2002) Write that down. I don’t have a pen.
Guilty Pleasures: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
So okay, I mean, I know this movie doesn’t make any sense. Like, seriously Kate Winslet, what the eff were you thinking when you decided to dye your hair orange and green?
Outing the Godfather
Here’s the deal. Most good movies totally work on more than one level. Like Starship Troopers is not so much a sci-fi movie as it is a commentary on war and shit.
Jafar is Hotter When You're High
I love weed. I also love Disney movies. But only old-school cartoons; none of this Toy Story bullshit.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
A family-friendly musical and horror film sequel may be dominating the box office, but it’s the story of an underdog that should merit the most attention.
Guilty Pleasures: Jingle All The Way (1996)
Jingle All the Way 1996 We’re not going to lie — this movie is awful. We could go on about all its flaws... the poor acting, terrible script, bad slapstick humor, a message of materialism that seems unfathomable in today’s economy.
Top 10 Movies To Stimulate Eggnog Craving
I feel it in my fingers... 1. Love Actually (2003) Hugh Grant and co. make us feel it in our toes, too. 2.
Santa Baby
A yuletide visit to the gynecologist would be more enjoyable than sitting through Four Christmases.
