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Kissing Jessica Stein - **** (8/10) Kissing Jessica Stein, written by and starring Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen has been often described as "lesbian cinema", a title that is really quite inaccurate when you consider the specifics. Neither of the two main characters, Helen and Jessica, are lesbians, and I'm not entirely sure that Jessica is even bisexual when her place in the relationship is brought into consideration. I also think that tagging on such a label creates expectations in the minds of viewers, and in truth, this isn't "that" kind of movie. In fact, it's a completely original spin on the conventional romantic comedy, pairing two bi-curious women who meet through a classified section. Westfeldt is fantastic in the lead role, and plays her as likeable although imperfect. Through Juergensen's Helen, those faults become much clearer, and both characters are much more complex because of it. The leading ladies really get the script (they should, they wrote it); this propels the film from good to excellent. Thumbs up.

You mean forever or just for tonight? ←

I watched tonight's episode because "life as we know it" was axed, and suffice to say, it was... better. There's still a lot of plot repetition, and certain characters are still being misused, but at least it was entertaining. Moving towards Seth and Summer was definitely the best thing they could possibly do, because they were probably the most interesting couple when they were together and it's not really possible to go back to pre-relationship when they were constantly ripping on each other. They showed us a much less self-serving, friendlier version of Alex-Marissa today; I just hope Emmanuelle Chriqui doesn't stick around much longer because the cast is already overloaded as it is. Anyone else wishing Ryan would have socked Caleb? Anyway, not exactly a solid episode, but the best they've done in 2005 so far.

Out of the 14 movies Jennifer Lopez is reviewed in on the site, he gave 8 thumbs up and 6 thumbs down. She has only made 2 movies that were generally well recieved by critics. He went against 78% of critics to recommend Anaconda, and 70% of critics to recommend Angel Eyes. My argument that Ebert is biased towards pretty female leads is entirely true, and of course Roeper seems a stickler by comparison, but Roeper is probably the most well balanced critic there is.

He didn't recommend The Girl Next Door or Catwoman and both of those films have sexy female leads. In fact, I believe both are in his bottom 10. ← You tire me. He recommends brink movies that have attractive female leads. Search Jennifer Lopez on Ebert and Roeper's website. With the exception of Gigli, Ebert recommends nearly all of her movies. It's because he likes watching HER, not the movie itself. ←

He didn't recommend The Girl Next Door or Catwoman and both of those films have sexy female leads. In fact, I believe both are in his bottom 10. ←

He is 44. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736411/?fr=c2l...PW9u;fc=1;ft=20 The only really bad call I've seen Roeper make in terms of film quality is his praising of A Cinderella Story. Still, compared with the unbalanced reviews Ebert makes, I like Roeper's opinion much better. ← my bad, I got them mixed up. I like Ebert better. He seems to be more accepting in terms of entertainment. Roeper focuses too much on the actual plot(which is very improtant indeed, but when its Anchorman, plots not a main signifcance) ←

My Boss's Daughter - *1/2 (3/10) From director David Zucker, who was the mind behind brilliant comedies such as Airplane, BASEketball and the Naked Gun films, My Boss's Daughter is a tragically unfunny movie that makes the fatal assumption that throwing A-list actors on screen with a lame script will somehow suceed with teenaged audiences. Starring inexplicable celebrities Ashton Kutcher and Tara Reid, the film follows Kutcher's Tom Stansfield, the reserved employee who has feelings for the boss' daughter Lisa(hence the title). When Lisa asks him to housesit for her, he misunderstands the invitation and accepts without question, but when he attempts to follow through on his promise, all hell breaks loose. Now while the film is loaded with ex-SNL cast members and seasoned comedic performers, it is inexplicably bogged down in tired comedic cliches. There is not a single original moment in this film, and for this reason it leaves an odd taste upon it's completion- as if you've already been fed this bullshit before. People like Jeffrey Tambor and Michael Madsen are completely wasted in this derivative embarassment. Thumbs down. I said this was one of the worst films of 2003, and I stand by that. Come Blow Your Horn - ***1/2 (7/10) This 1963 classic was filmed at the height of Frank Sinatra's popularity, and is conveniently placed between The Manchurian Candidate and Robbin and the 7 Hoods. The reason it is so well placed is because if you combined the legitimate drama of Manchurian Candidate with the toungue in cheek musical cool of Robbin and the 7 Hoods, this is pretty much exactly what you'd get. Come Blow Your Horn is the big screen adaptation of a Neil Simon Broadway hit, although with only a single musical number and the biggest star in the music industry leading the cast, you'd hardly notice. What's really good here is the comedy, most specifically the stuff that involves Lee J Cobb as the overbearing father, and Molly Picon as the supportive mother. Although not a classic by any means, this is a great vehicle for Sinatra that should be seen by all fans of his. Thumbs up.

He is 44. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736411/?fr=c2l...PW9u;fc=1;ft=20 The only really bad call I've seen Roeper make in terms of film quality is his praising of A Cinderella Story. Still, compared with the unbalanced reviews Ebert makes, I like Roeper's opinion much better. ←

Nothing from Alfie or Team America makes me a very pissed off panda. ←

Yeah I find I agree with Roeper much more, although the "A Cinderella Story" thing is odd. That film was as bad as any other last year. I like both Ebert and Roeper, mainly because they have the courage to go against the grain and recommend movies based on whether they like them or not, not based on concensus.

because hes Clint Eastwood. Can't you see that theres politics involved in award shows? Anyway, I thought that Hotel Rwanda should have gotten best picture nom over Ray. Ray was decent, but it was Fozz that drove the movie. And for the record, Cheadle's performance in Hotel Rwanda>Foxx's performance in Ray. ←

That would have worked, but Zach is supposed to be a bit thick, and the "Hook up with a guy?" line was pretty funny. There were far worse bits in that episode, like Summer breaking character to wax metaphorical of being used to "werewolves" and not being able to stop "howling'". It was a stupid metaphor, but still, Summer isn't the metaphor using type.

Did you bother to see it? The film probably got it's nomination off of the hype associated with it, but it's no less deserving. It came off like a rose amongst a year of melodramatic political thorns. ←

This guy was like if Tyrone Biggums and Lil' Jon had a kid. Fantastic.