It’s prettyyyy, prettyyyy, prettyyyy bad. Watching Larry David’s unfortunate new HBO tribute to America’s 250th anniversary, “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” made me want to secede. Because, like Pavlov’s dogs, viewers have been conditioned for decades to roar whenever they so much as see David, the ingenious co-creator of “Seinfeld” and curmudgeonly star … Read more
movie review OFFICE ROMANCE Running time: 94 minutes. Rated R (graphic nudity, sexual material, language throughout). On Netflix. As Jennifer Lopez makes her entrance in Netflix’s “Office Romance,” the seventies song “I Believe In Miracles” by Hot Chocolate (“Where ya from? You sexy thing!”) plays. And, suddenly and wincingly, we’re back in 2000, when that retro tune … Read more
movie review I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER Running time: 111 minutes. Rated R (bloody horror violence, language throughout, some sexual content and brief drug use). In theaters. Horror movie characters never learn from past mistakes. Running away from the killer, teen girls will always, always sprint up the stairs and into an inescapable … Read more
She ditched the wedding — but still wants the vacation. A disgruntled bridesmaid is getting roasted online after revealing how she plans to skip her bestie’s destination nuptials — but keep the comped flights and hotel to turn the trip into a romantic getaway with her boyfriend. The 27-year-old woman aired her drama in Reddit’s … Read more
Martha Stewart is not happy with the way her new Netflix documentary, “Martha,” had turned out. The lifestyle guru, 83, ripped into the doc’s filmmaker, R.J. Cutler, over the final result, saying it’s “shocking” how little of her archive he used despite her giving him “total access.” “Those last scenes with me looking like a … Read more
I was offered a job with amazing benefits — health, dental, flexible schedule, the works — but the pay is terrible. It’s about half the industry standard. Do I try talking them into more money, or just walk away? Why would you walk away without trying? If you won’t take the job at the salary … Read more
Now you tell us, George. After fronting a splashy fundraiser with Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand and Jimmy Kimmel in LA LA Land three weeks ago, George Clooney penned a bombshell column for the New York Times this morning urging Biden to drop out of the race. He’s simply lost too many steps, said Clooney. “It’s … Read more
Death be not tragic in “Lousy Carter,” a repellently watchable curiosity from the Austin cult filmmaker Bob Byington. Carter (David Krumholtz) is a self-involved literature professor with little interest in his students, his family, and his past and present lovers. So when he’s given six months to live, no one cares. Turn the concept of … Read more
Donald Trump wasn’t too pleased with Jimmy Kimmel’s 2024 Oscar-hosting gig. The late-night talk show host, 56, made a joke about the former president, 77, at the awards ceremony on March 10. Trump appeared on Fox News’ “Media Buzz” on Sunday, where he slammed Kimmel’s quips. Trump appeared on Fox News’ “Media Buzz” on Sunday … Read more
The packaging of “Barbie” is a lot more fun than the tedious toy inside the box. Ingeniously, a yearlong barrage of Mattel propaganda was foisted upon us and created a resistance-is-futile Summer of Barbie before anybody knew if the movie was any good. There were pop-up cafes, a Forever 21 clothing collaboration and viral Instagram … Read more
She’s putting the baggage from her failed relationship to good use. Wasting no time in getting over her ex, a blond creative named Beau, 21, virally sliced and diced a leather Louis Vuitton purse she received from her former lover, transforming the haute handbag into a chic “revenge” corset. But virtual haters say her avant-garde remake was … Read more
Before a recent screening of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” began, a fan sitting in front of me donned his red Mario cap and beamed with excitement. Ten minutes into the film, his hat came off and his enthusiasm came down. Because he realized that we were all, once again, actually watching “Intellectual Property The … Read more
The one funny moment of “Disenchanted,” the totally unnecessary Disney+ sequel to 2007’s infinitely better NYC-set “Enchanted,” comes right at the beginning. “It turns out New York wasn’t Giselle’s fairy tale after all,” a narrator says. Thousands of new Floridians will fall over laughing. movie review Running time: 121 minutes. Rated PG (mild peril and … Read more