I felt like I’d seen it before — the neurotic adult children whose non-specific damage is played for laughs; the deprecation of certain arts/academia “types”; the warm, helpful immigrant/minority who opens the eyes of the …

Hee. (Well, as long as no chickens were harmed.)

“If elected, I vow to retire the term ‘limousine liberal’ from the English language indefinitely!”
I like Michael Moore’s work. Do I think he presents the facts on his chosen subject with arid objectivity? No. Do …

I had read it before, 20 years ago. I’m glad I read it again, because the story has more resonance for a 35-year-old than for a 15-year-old — not that 15-year-olds won’t “get it,” but …

Dear Sars,
My 8-year-old had a little nighttime accident last night — in my bed. In my brand-new, week-old mattress I hadn’t yet gotten around to covering with a mattress pad (because my husband is 9,000 …

Roger Ebert describes the film, and why it’s wonderful, better than I can; I’ll only add that, if you tend to avoid film noir, this isn’t typical of the genre, and you should give it …

No review of the film is complete without a dismissive reference to the length of the title — preferably one sighing about how it reflects the film’s overlong running time — but I actually like …

…but perhaps this is, as reactions go, a mite severe.

I love the Superbowl.The game itself, whatever — although we got an exciting one last night, for sure, and 18-1 looks pretty good on Tapehead Belichick — but every year, it means that the NFL …

Fantastic movie — the crowd at BAM Rose Cinema notwithstanding. Get there on time, people, and if for some reason you can’t manage that, please carry on any conversations about where to sit in a …