“Project X” Movie Leads to Copycats, Arrests and a Death

Is this a case of life imitating art? I hope you can clarify this for me after reading this post. At times it feels as if I am the only one speaking out against Hollywood portraying teenagers as debauched, misguided criminals to increase their box-office take in.  But after I read about about a slew of incidents [...]

‘Friends with Kids’ Stars Ex-SNL Dynamic Duo

Friends with Kids

Update: This screening was cancelled and rescheduled for next week! I’m going to a screening of this film tonight. I’ll have a review for you soon! RELEASE DATE: MARCH 9th OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.friendswithkids.com SYNOPSIS:  Friends With Kids is a daring and poignant ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when [...]

This Means War – Movie Review

This Means War Poster

Planning to go see a movie for date night on Valentine’s Day but don’t want to cave into watching a total chick flick? If you are, This Means War starring Rees Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy and Chelsea Handler opens on Valentine’s Day, and might be a good choice for couples looking for a film light on [...]

Privileged Fourth of July!

This is a re-post of an oldie but goody pubished here July 4th, 2008. On this busy day full of patriotic activities with friends and family, it behooves us to take a step back to also celebrate why we live in this great country: The United States. How we came to live here could be [...]

Oprah and Sue Heck Were Validated by School. Were You?

“You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.” ~ Barbara Hall School. Is. Over. And so are the sports banquets, award ceremonies, promotions, graduations and a host of other end-of-year accolades that beckon to let you know how well (or not) [...]