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On the fourth day of summer, my Netflix sent to meee…okay, the “12 Days Of Christmas” song conceit is too hard to sustain, so I’m going to just let it go. Joe R is back …

However you felt about the show is how you’ll feel about the film: if you despised it, you’ll despise the movie version, too. If you adored it, you’ll have a great time at the movie. …

On the third day of summer, my Netflix sent to meee…three pairs of dullards, two three-name actresses, and a Corvette and a Bonadoo-cheeeee! It’s Joe R’s turn at the summer-movie helm, and if you need …

A fast, enjoyable read, easy to get right into. Berendt has just the right touch for the material, too, which focuses on the kookier citizens of Savannah and is therefore in danger of going to …

On the second day of summer, my Netflix sent to meee…two three-name actresses, and a Corvette and a Bonadoo-cheeeee! The Couch Baron takes us to a terrifying place — kind words for Jennifer Love Hewitt’s …

On the first day of summer, my Netflix sent to meeee…a Corvette and Bonadoo-cheeeee! Please welcome the Couch Baron as he kicks off our 12 Days Of Summer Movies coverage with Corvette Summer.
Before I can …
Starting tomorrow, June 1, Tomato Nation is proud to present 12 Days Of Summer Movies, in which the Couch Baron, Joe R, and I review a dozen movies with the word “summer” in the title, …

“Everyone except me is just so STUPID.”
I like finding out that people or institutions don’t suck as much as I’d thought. It happened three years ago, during the writing of the TWoP book; I had …
Assessing a movie like In The Realm Of The Senses is tricky, because the subject matter — and the unstinting presentation of same — makes it difficult to render an opinion that doesn’t seem like …

the historically underrated Khandi Alexander as Fran Boyd
[NB: When I refer to “Simon” or “Simon’s” hereunder, co-author Ed Burns is also implied. I don’t know which man was responsible for which portions of the narrative, …