The Greatest Also-Ran

AlsoRan

Bummer.  That’s the “Love and Logic” word we use for Evan when he makes a bad choice.  Bummer.  Apparently the child therapy gods have convened and decided that anything more descriptive than that will cause irreparable harm.  Given the fact that the only childhood perma-scars that I’m aware of are my own, I’m willing to acquiesce to […]

Unwanted Help

Unwanted Help

Let me get my first unsolicited Oscar prediction out of the way for the day. I think Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer are shoe-ins for the Best Actress categories in this year’s Oscars.  It is no surprise to me that their performances have created such buzz, as they are the epitome of that ridiculous phrase, […]

Chasing Time

Chasing Time

I have been living with Hugo for weeks now.  I promised a review of this unique piece of film genius the day I saw it, but it has taken me all too long (or perhaps something like the perfect amount of time) to come to these words.  It is Oscar day after all.  There will […]

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