Hollywood Existential 15: Fletch Lives
I have always considered the movie Fletch to be one of the greatest comedies ever made, quite possibly my favorite single comedy of all time. The sequel–Fletch Lives–may not have set the world on fire...
View ArticleThe Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s immortal Jay Gatsby returns to the screen for like the sixth time or something, but you know it has never been as big as this. I’m sure some people are already protesting the...
View ArticleHollywood Existential 16: Ray (Mother’s Day)
So moms RIGHT? Mother’s Day is here once again, a time for some extra recognition of those amazing ladies in our lives. Look, I don’t want anyone out there to feel bad that I have the greatest mom on...
View ArticleAfter Earth
One of my favorite movies is The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith and his real life son Jaden Smith. What a great film. The second time I saw Jaden in a movie was the remake of Karate Kid. No...
View ArticleHollywood Existential 18: Parenting
As you might know this week is all about celebrating the launch of my friend Leanne Shirtliffe’s hilarious new book Don’t Lick The Minivan: And Other Things I Never Thought I’d Say to My Kids, so this...
View ArticleThe Internship
This week’s featured film is The Internship starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in which a couple of guys attempt to land a dream job at Google after losing their low tech jobs. the film comes out...
View ArticleWhite House Down
This week’s featured film is White House Down which comes out June 28th and stars Jamie Foxx and Magic Mike, check that, Channing Tatum. I got confused there because Tatum wears an undershirt while...
View ArticleR. I. P. D.
What do you get when you cross Men In Black with Dead Like Me* and a dash of Beetlejuice? The Rest In Peace Department. R.I.P.D. is a supernatural action-adventure flick starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff...
View ArticleWhy Media Manipulation of Women’s Bodies is a Public Health Problem
Most of us are savvy enough to realize that most of what advertising promises us is a myth. But how dangerous are these lies? This video appeared over at Upworthy (I discovered it when author AnnaLisa...
View ArticleTalking Pop Culture in Education on HuffPostLive! [Video]
A producer from HuffPostLive contacted me the other night to join a segment on Dr. Anthony Tobia, a professor of psychiatry at Rutgers who uses Seinfeld to teach third and fourth year students. The...
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