The Yes Men Fix the World

These anti-corporate pranksters strike again.

"...and Mike Bonanno. In case you haven't heard of the Yes Men, they are a pair of drolly indefatigable,..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wolverine is a noisy mess, full of Hugh Jackman's seriously killer snarl but utterly devoid of the borderline-subversive smarts that made Bryan Singer's X-Men films so resonant.

"...Collins, Will.i.am, Dominic Monaghan and Kevin Durand. Back in the mid-Nineties, prior to the CG revolution that has since..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soul Men

Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac play a couple of washed-up and forgotten R&B backup singers, who are on an improbable road back to fame.

"...spoken by one of its throwaway characters. But for the life of me, I can’t think of a better..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

City of Men

This Brazilian followup to the award-winning City of God tells a new story but continues its look at gangster life and the cycle of poverty in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

"...Camila Monteiro, Naíma Silva and Luciano Vidigal. City of Men is a followup to City of God, Fernando Meirelles'..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Men Do Well by Women's Political Caucus

"...To Michael King, Have the men of the Women's Political Caucus done it again?..."

April 26, 2006 Postmarks

The Yes Men

The Yes Men are a couple of prankster activists whose target in this movie is the World Trade Organization.

"...and Chris Smith. Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum are the Yes Men. They’re a couple of prankster activists who,..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Safe Men

A talentless singing duo become even less-talented safecrackers in this inspired comedy.

"...Christina Kirk. If Sam (Rockwell) and Eddie (Zahn) are the most misguided and talentless singing duo in all of..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Simple Men

"...and March Chandler Bailey. Hal Hartley's films are unmistakable: they beat with an irregular rhythm, speak in affected dialogues,..."

Feb. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Few Good Men

Melodrama doesn't come more butch than this, and the performances reflect that intensity, although Aaron Sorkin's moral predicaments are given full scrutiny.

"...Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollack, James Marsh, J.T. Walsh and Wolfgang Bodison...."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Of Mice and Men

This second film adaptation of Steinbeck's novel features great performances and a screenplay by Horton Foote.

"...than one actually read, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a sophomore English teacher's dream: recognizable symbolism, obvious..."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Bad Haircut

Men are really sensitive about women’s hair

"...like something a 10-year-old boy would get at Supercuts. The problem is that she loves it. Ever since she..."

June 24, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Toning It Down

This isn't about fashion

"...tennis shoes or skirts/pants with blouses, etc. I think the idea is that people are allowed to dress comfortably..."

June 1, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

X-Men: Apocalypse

Another bloated spectacle that serves neither the fans nor the story

"...Cursory research reveals that X-Men: Apocalypse is the last superhero movie we have to..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Good Eye: Tales From the Quirky Box

More side-eye examination of "quirky" female film roles

"...friend and occasional creative collaborator) is imitating character breakdowns, the postings that describe what a director is looking for..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Wolverine

With perma-snarl intact, Hugh Jackman is back as the Wolverine hunts new prey in Japan.

"...The second Wolverine movie to spin off from the original..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas Women Are Targeted at the Capitol on Saturday

A silent protest in support of Planned Parenthood begins to grow

"...Seems there's a bit of an opposition somewhere...."

Aug. 23, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'To Need, the Women Say'

Short Story Contest first-place winner

"...Open a window and you can hear them cry outside – my mother is mad and sweeping..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Mary Terrier

Middle Men

Middle Men journeys backward in Internet history to 1995 when two coked-up ne'er-do-wells created the first dial-up, porn-on-demand website.

"...me. Like its subject matter, it deserves better. It's the true (albeit embellished, natch) story of the somewhat random..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Repo Men

Jude Law and Forest Whitaker play repo men in this future world where body parts can be bought and sold but also repossessed.

"...Schreiber, Carice van Houten and RZA. Where has all the fun science-fiction filmmaking gone? I mean the kind Ray..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Kiss-Off

Julie Klausner's misadventures with men

"...writer and performer Julie Klausner admits early on – the third sentence actually – what her problem is: "I..."

March 12, 2010 Books Feature by Audra Schroeder

Boys to Men

"...Directed by: Various. No, it's not a documentary explaining everything you need to know about the recent,..."

July 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Men of Honor

"...Directed by: George Tillman Jr.. Starring: David Keith, Powers Boothe, Michael Rapaport, Hal Holbrook, Aunjanue Ellis, Charlize Theron, Cuba..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men

"...indeed to plug Shakespearean greats Stewart and McKellen into the (literally) comic-book roles of professor Charles Francis Xavier (aka..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bible Tells Us So

"...The academic debate over what the Bible has to say..."

May 29, 1998 News Feature

The Sum of Us

"...Russell Crowe, John Polson and Deborah Kennedy. Love is the greatest adventure of all, according to widower Harry Mitchell..."

April 14, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Forge

Faith-based film about a young man trying to turn his life around

"...young man trying to turn his life around with the help of a men's support group dubbed the Forge...."

Aug. 23, 2024 Movie Review

What Men Want

Because we needed a remake of What Women Want, apparently

"...Taraji P. Henson swirls through the gender-flipped comedy What Men Want like the Tasmanian devil,..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Exposed Nipples

Unlike our president, a warm, sweaty, glitter-speckled nipple is nothing to be embarrassed about

"...Last weekend during the breathtakingly awesome Janelle Monáe set at ACL, I watched..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Last Men in Aleppo

Picking up the pieces of the Syrian Civil War

"...place of rubble and desperation as a result of the Syrian Civil War. President Bashar al-Assad’s bombing campaign against..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mad Men Archive Lands at HRC

Matthew Weiner show archive parks its fedora at Harry Ransom Center

"...Grab your fedoras. With the announcement of the donation of the complete Mad Men..."

Jan. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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