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Must We Love Dogs?
Not even a cast this wonderful can overcome the rom-com cliches.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
101, If You Count the Byline
Biased author Bernard Goldberg's 100 People Who Are Ruining America offers a helpful list of who to hate
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
Feeling Hustled
Resist the Rocky redemption references -- strong performances aside, Hustle & Flow is a lazy and somewhat ignorant empty gesture.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
07-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Tortured Horror
Rob Zombie's lovingly-made latest will leave genre fans squirming in their seats by the finale, but maybe not for the right reasons.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-25-2005 |
Reviews
More Bad News
Richard Linklater and the Bad Santa boys' remake is amusing, but also completely superfluous.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-25-2005 |
Reviews
Sci-fi Twist on Action Film Flops
Michael Bay's The Island rapidly devolves into a brainless mess of chases and badly choreographed action movie clichés, all told in Bay’s signature choppy, brutal, throbbing style.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-25-2005 |
Reviews
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's a Real Dick
SuperDickery.com builds a compelling case accusing Superman of not only being a dick, but a super-dick.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-21-2005 |
Recreation
An Ice Place to Visit
Cartoonist Daniel Clowes presents the first -- and only -- great American comic-strip novel.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-21-2005 |
Fiction
The Real Wonkanew
As filmmaker Tim Burton gives us another tour of Willy Wonka’s factory, here’s a guide to the Wonka candies available at your local store.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-21-2005 |
Food+Drink
Oompa-Loompas With Extra Oomph
Inevitably, Burton’s work will be put up against the film that came before it, and this one can stand the comparison well. While not a great film, it’s smart, enjoyable and, most important, respectful of both its audience and its author’s legacy.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Life Imitates The Daily Show
You too can become a prominent Republican business leader in your community, for a small fee.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
Home Sweet Hotel
A Website writer offers a modest proposal for how to thank Justice Souter for the eminent domain ruling.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
Who's Who in the Secret Society
Name writers contribute anonymously to an anthology that allows them to do more damage.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-08-2005 |
Fiction
Grumpy Young Supermen
Indie comics' crime maestro plays matchmaker for Marvel's odd couple.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-08-2005 |
Fiction
Tripping the Four Fantastic
Marvel's first family comes to the big screen in an aggressively (and appropriately) half-assed endeavor.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-08-2005 |
Reviews
