Philomena just made me mad. Mad and depressed and so, so disappointed with the world. It’s the story of an ordinary Irish girl in the 50s who falls pregnant outside of marriage and is essentially enslaved by nuns while her child is sold off to the highest bidder. Over the decades she tries to find…
Read moreAlan Partridge Alpha Papa
Although he’s been around for about two decades, I didn’t really know much about Alan Partridge, the radio dj invented and played with conviction by Steve Coogan. I only knew he was crassly smug and self-satisfied, one of those dreadful early morning broadcast types who smile when they talk, and who fill the silences with…
Read moreTropic Thunder
I’m not quite sure what to make of Tropic Thunder – Ben Stiller’s raucous romp through Indochina (Zoolander meets Apocalypse Now). Some belly laughs (mostly covering my mouth going “Oh my god!”), some knowing smiles, a whole lot of “what now?”s. I got all of the jokes and everything; I just didn’t find them all that hilarious. Or…
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