Ted, the brainchild of Seth McFarland is a remarkable fusion of two successful comedic genre’s. First and foremost Ted is a terrific romantic comedy that pays homage to the Two-Guys One Girl theme perfected by Stanley Shapiro (with able assistance from Delbert Mann and Michael Gordon) during the 1960’s. Second it is the raunchy foul Read More…
Calico Joe ****
John Grisham book’s are always fast reads. Calico Joe can (and most likely will) be consumed in one sitting – maybe two. In Calico Joe Grisham creates a fine blend of fantasy and what if for baseball fans in general and Chicago Cubs fans in particular. Where Calico Joe shines is in its honesty about redemption. Calico Read More…
Act of Valor ***
Originally Act of Valor was planned to be a recruitment film for the US Navy, but somewhere along the way decisions were made and deals were struck to turn it into a feature film. The resulting work is clearly not a propaganda piece but one that honors military personnel to the fullest extent possible. Act Read More…