How many times have you asked yourself, when reading a newspaper headline, “What were they thinking?” Sure Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s head-scratching admission to patronizing a prostitute elicited the most furrowed brows this week, but it was TMZ.com’s report of pro-life protesters disrupting last Saturday’s Hollywood premiere of Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who!” that really…

Delightful is the best word to describe “Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day,” a gem of a period film starring Amy Adams as the zany Delysia Lafosse, an aspiring actress, and Frances McDormand as Miss Pettigrew, a governness turned social secretary overnight. I loved Amy Adams so much in “Enchanted” that I’d be willing to…

In the upcoming military movie “Stop Loss,” releasing March 28th from MTV Films, Ryan Phillippe plays an Iraq war hero who returns home from his tour of duty and tries to go back to his civilian life. Then, against his will, the Army orders him to return to active duty. The movie examines issues with…

Warning: This review contains spoilers. Halfway through watching “Snow Angels,” I began asking myself, “When is this movie going to end?” My listlessness foreshadowed my feelings when I walked out of the theater: bewildered, numbed, and absolutely depressed. Based on the novel by Stewart O’Nan, the film adaptation of “Snow Angels” centers on an unnamed,…

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