Author: Ed Weinman
Woody’s Sophomoric Slump
by Ed Weinman
Is life a tragedy or a comedy? This sophomoric question kicks off Woody Allen’s new film Melinda and Melinda, as…
CRASH
by Ed Weinman
The whites hate the blacks. The blacks hate the Hispanics. The Hispanics hate the Asians. And everyone seems to hate…
We’re Not Upset About: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
by Ed Weinman
One would assume that a feature-length film about the joys of domestic violence would draw our ire. Just as one…
SEND IN THE CLOWNS
by Ed Weinman
“I am appalled and dismayed,” Genevieve de Fontenay told reporters. This de Fontenay character takes his beauty pageants seriously. Too…
Zen and the Art of Che Guevara
by Ed Weinman
Despite being dead since 1967, Che Guevara is hotter than ever, even in Iceland, which isn’t surprising considering the same…
All the Art House You Can Handle
by Ed Weinman
Film fans tired of the celluloid crap Hollywood churns out year after year should set aside time for the Iceland…
I Heart Huckabees
by Ed Weinman
The film is a poor-man’s Wes Anderson movie. Directed by David O. Russell (Three Kings), Huckabees is at times witty,…
Door in the Floor
by Ed Weinman
Based on the first third of the John Irving novel A Widow for One Year, Door in the Floor (written…
Maria Full of Grace
by Ed Weinman
Newcomer Catalina Sandino Moreno’s breakout role as Maria, a bright teenager who, looking to escape her impoverished life in rural…
Garden State
by Ed Weinman
When you leave a film thinking, “Wow, what a great soundtrack,” the movie’s in trouble. But Natalie Portman’s quirky performance…
Don’t Move
by Ed Weinman
Spanish actress Penélope Cruz learns Italian and de-glams to play Italia, a destitute woman from the slums who has a…
Beyond the Sea
by Ed Weinman
Not to be outdone by Ray Charles, Howard Hughes, J.M. Barrie, and Che Guevara, there’s Beyond the Sea, a biopic…
Kinsey
by Ed Weinman
Long before the transcendental Salt ‘n’ Pepa annoyed us with their “Let’s talk about sex, baby” there was Alfred Kinsey…