Archive for May, 2006

Wait for It

Turns out that you’re supposed to wait until the very end of the credits of X-Men 3.  As if we needed any other indicators that there just might be a sequel.  Good luck paying the actors.  3.5 Stars for being exactly what a comic book movie should be: skinny on plot and character development, full [...]

For Erik

The newest, hottest commodity? JesusU.S. consumer culture is hooked on Christian figure in all of his formsBy G. Howard Miller
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Sunday, May 28, 2006
I have just finished teaching a course on Jesus in American culture at the University of Texas. In the course, I trace the process whereby Jesus has come to dominate [...]

Da Vinci & Twist (Oliver that is)

Da Vinci Code - Two Stars
X-Men 3 - Three Stars
Oliver Twist - Four Stars
Oliver Twist the recent film by Roman Polanski - One Star