Sometimes being a movie critic is simply acting as a reporter and informing the reader what experience the movie in question has to offer. With comedies like Austin Powers, Napoleon Dynamite, and, yes, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, I wouldn’t be doing my job without admitting right away that the audience and I laughed a great deal. In fact, I took my friend Tom with me and, … [Read more...] about JACKASS PRESENTS BAD GRANDPA New Movie Review
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THIS IS THE END New Movie Review
I once had a vivid dream that the sun was slowly headed towards Earth, about to scorch the planet, and I was in a line waiting to board a spaceship. Among those standing next to me, hoping to leave earth before it faced incineration, was Bill Murray. He just stood next to me, waiting for his turn, like everyone else. The makers of This is The End understand the sad, human … [Read more...] about THIS IS THE END New Movie Review
Letter Writer Says MauiTime Is Getting Boring Like San Diego Reader
For two years I have been reading the MauiTime faithfully. It’s my entertainment on Thursday evening while my husband watches bad TV. I look forward to it. However it has gotten really boring and soooo full of advertisements. Yes, I do understand ads are the bread and butter of an independently owned newspaper. There’s a newspaper like yours in San Diego, The Reader. It used … [Read more...] about Letter Writer Says MauiTime Is Getting Boring Like San Diego Reader
This Is 40 New Movie Review
Judd Apatow continues to expand on his brand of comedy, giving us films that are deeper, more risk taking and edgy in their humor than The 40-Year Old Virgin. I’m a big fan of his dark, not easy to like but truly hilarious Funny People and felt The Five Year Engagement, which he produced and was released this year, was underrated. His most famous film as a director is … [Read more...] about This Is 40 New Movie Review
Finding Nemo 3D Movie Review
The big news isn’t that Finding Nemo has returned in 3D (an admittedly good format for a movie like this) but how, once again, it can be experienced on the big screen. This is one of the most magnificent achievements in the history of the Pixar Animation company, a perfect blend of brilliant animation and intelligent screenwriting. The opportunity to see a film this timeless, … [Read more...] about Finding Nemo 3D Movie Review