by Mark Blankenship
Tilt your head the right way, and you can see A Summer Place as a thoughtful and progressive discourse on sexuality. Cock it in the other direction, however, and you’ll see a smutty, …

Please welcome Mark Blankenship of The Critical Condition to the curator’s chair!
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Before I get to the plot of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, I need to address the title. You see, on …

Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer Movies Online Film Festival! As we “greet” August, a cavalcade of internet-film-buff stars will join me here on Tomato Nation to enjoy the virtual AC and talk about …

Ms. Parton narrowly edges Mr. Gunn to become our next TN Read-Along tome. I probably can’t produce an author chat for this one — although you just never know — so for now, I look …

Owned the soundtrack on LP as a kid; still love the soundtrack, despite the sticky synth and the portentous Kenny Loggins; never saw Footloose before. It’s a pleasant surprise. The premise is utterly contrived, and …

Drum roll, please — it’s time to announce our NC Double Shot winner. And the title goes to…

The unsinkable David Grann returns to the poll yet again, along with Angela Chase; first-timers include Dolly Parton, Tim Gunn, and Judy Garland. How will we choose?
Let’s find out! Pick three that look fun; you’ve …

The Movie: Rounders
The Crush Object: Goran Visnjic
The Story: Law student Mike (Matt Damon) is also a savant poker player torn between his natural ability at — and affinity for — the card-playing life and a …

A shrink told me once that I have trouble living in the present, so I live in the past, because I never really lived it in the first place — you know?
I love that line, …

Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. And now, our finale: 1 Gin and Tonic vs. 10 Margarita.
Bunting: The final NC Double Shot matchup is an interesting contrast: a drink I associate with summer, with …