Critical Darling

Moviegoers Should Look for a Plan B …

criticaldarling — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:07:11 +0000

My review of The Back-Up Plan is up over at The Current‘s site. I normally don’t relish writing a bad review … but this one … this one was just ASKING FOR IT.

Sea of Love: There’s Plenty of Fish, and They’re all Hooking Up Without You

criticaldarling — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:02:03 +0000

Do you like silliness? Do you like me? Then you might like my latest bit of silliness, an absurd essay on ensemble-cast romantic comedies. Enjoy!

2010 Academy Award Noms!

criticaldarling — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:53:17 +0000

… can be found here. Is it wrong that I’m still just really excited about the hosts?

Gentlemen Broncos

criticaldarling — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:27:11 +0000

… a scathing review of the latest Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) film at sacurrent.com.

This Made My Day!

criticaldarling — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:31:34 +0000

http://erikbosse.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/strawberry-smoothy-with-a-pickled-jalapeno-on-top/

You can read the two pieces Erik refers to here:

http://www.sacurrent.com/columns/story.asp?id=70596

http://www.sacurrent.com/film/review.asp?rid=13997

Capitalism: A Love Story

criticaldarling — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:53:25 +0000

Peep my review over at The Current, if you fancy.

It’s Complicated trailer

criticaldarling — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:02:38 +0000

OK, so this looks fab — maybe it’s my parents’ divorce talking — but the director is Nancy Meyers, who’s pretty hit-or-miss (see: The Parent Trap ['98], What Women Want, Something’s Gotta Give, The Holiday).

Julie & Julia

criticaldarling — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:22:18 +0000

Check out my review of Nora Ephron’s newest flick here!

Fat Wife

criticaldarling — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:18:20 +0000

I have been imagining how this kind of sitcom would go down for years now, and someone has finally animated it. Dreamy.

Trial and Eros

criticaldarling — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:52:00 +0000

My latest review – of Anne Fontaine’s The Girl From Monaco — is up at sacurrent.com. Do visit!