Distraction Discussion

"...and welcome dimension to the story, despite some unfortunate distractions in the storytelling." I wondered over and over why..."

June 30, 2022 Postmarks

Is Health Care Debate a Deliberate Distraction?

Dec. 17, 2009 Postmarks

Pleasure Seeker, Shopping for a New Distraction: True Colors 2008

True Colors lineup and dates announced!

March 5, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Page Two: The Politics of Distraction

In the face of failure at home and abroad, the right turns on immigrants

April 14, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Suture

"...well its narrative conceit works. I found it a distraction, even though that's precisely what it intends to be...."

April 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Song to Song

Malick takes on the Austin music scene (sort of)

"...hard to say if the film’s opaqueness is a distraction, or a saving grace; certainly, this kind of Euro..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hot Pursuit

Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are on the run

"...of us in these here parts, it’s a damned distraction...."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Jessica Chastain plays Her and James McAvoy plays Him, and together they're Them in intriguing head-scratcher.

"...in and out of circulation.) But it’s a curious distraction, knowing how far afield of its original vision Them..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs invade Paris. (Must've heard Jerry Lewis is a god there.)

"...And for their parents, the travelogue provides a welcome distraction from the hocus-pocus storyline and the relative absence of..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Trance

Danny Boyle's film swerves unevenly between moods and motivations, from heist film to psychosexual thriller, and dreamy logic to amped-up action.

"...tonally a jumble and disorienting to the point of distraction – rewarded the audience with the pure perfection of..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi play squabbling old-school magicians whose reign on the Vegas strip is threatened by a daring stunt magician played by Jim Carrey.

"...this year's SXSW Film Festival) is, ultimately, a lighthearted distraction, but “incredible” it is not...."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Step Up 3D

Not as exciting as the two previous installments, this new dance film is overwhelmed by the 3-D.

"...good dance moves. But the 3-D format is a distraction. Sure, it's nifty enough to see dust particles swirling..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Planet 51

In a switcheroo, animated aliens fear the human in their midst.

"...3, Planet 51 is innocuous to the point of distraction – the kids at the screening I caught were..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flight of the Red Balloon

Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien directs this contemporary homage to the classic international short, "The Red Balloon."

"...bravely, has created a complex portrait of self-absorption and distraction; just watch the way her every interaction, even a..."

June 27, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sex and Death 101

This serial-killer comedy, which screened during Fantastic Fest, is a self-indulgent, snarky, scattershot affair.

"...shirt, bragging about his ability to drive women to distraction, to its climax, which features a humbled Blank’s run-in..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Spiderwick Chronicles

This children's fantasy holds a lot of emotional promise but get waylaid by an overabundance of CGI effects.

"...human element in a film to the point of distraction. The Lord of the Rings trilogy managed to keep..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Ten Commandments

This family-oriented adaptation of the Book of Exodus is the inaugural film in a planned franchise of crudely animated Bible stories.

"...than an aesthetic choice, but it is a big distraction in the movie, one you can’t ignore. Though purists..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Perfect Stranger

The fishy smell that permeates Perfect Stranger comes from all of the red herrings flopping around this absurdly plotted Hollywood thriller.

"...woman is blessed with some really good genes) isn’t distraction enough to make Perfect Stranger palatable. Come to think..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ice Age: The Meltdown

An exercise in the superfluous, this sequel lacks the original film’s geniality – and all of its pro-environment stumping.

"...vultures belting out “Food Glorious Food” is a fun distraction, but neither dampens the feeling that this is an..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Something's Gotta Give

Sure, the co-stars delight, but the script has more flab than its middle-aged lovers.

"...a toad. Jack never stops being Jack, to great distraction. He doesn’t deliver his lines so much as smirks..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Truth About Charlie

"...I really care. The plot is a pittance, a distraction from the real pull of the piece: its mood...."

Oct. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hardball

"...the audience cools its heels. That plot is a distraction from what matters: the eight boys on the Team..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Double Jeopardy

"...beef jerky, but it's little more than a pleasant distraction. Fans of kitschy cinema may enjoy whooping with delight..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Dallas Doll

"...you on -- overwhelms everything to the point of distraction. For all its aspirations -- and what they are..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Muriel's Wedding

"...film, Toni Collette's performance usually provides enough of a distraction. Collette's portrayal of Muriel is refreshingly candid; she makes..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Rich in Love

"...old household. Would-be boyfriend Wayne (Hawke) is driven to distraction trying to figure out what makes Lucille tick. New..."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Barefoot Gen

"...or a cheesy soap opera can also be a distraction. Nevertheless, Barefoot Gen is a powerful and memorable anti-war..."

Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Crying Game

"...“Stand By Your Man” you're aware (though never to distraction) of a guiding intelligence that's propelling this story with..."

Dec. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Haranguing the Hugos

"...Distraction: A Novel by Bruce Sterling Bantam Spectra, $23.95 hard..."

July 30, 1999 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Kissed

"...Realm of the Senses kind of inevitability. The dramatic distraction detracts from the film's primary story as it becomes..."

May 30, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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