Top Chef: Soggy Sadness
Top Chef: Chicago Block Party The chefs are talking about two chefs being gone and a few of them comment about another woman chef gone. I agreed with the choices about who left so far, but I do hope that a woman chef wins this time around. There has...
The Lookout
The Lookout Directed: Scott Frank Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino A star high school athlete losing his dreams when a car accident leaves him with certain mental deficiencies. He’s working as a janitor at a bank when he gets pulled into a robbery...
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises Directed: David Cronenberg Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl After a teenage girl dies in the hands of a midwife, only the baby survives. The midwife tries to find out where she came from by translating the girl’s diary written in Russian. She finds herself embroiled...
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl Directed: Edward Shearmurk Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana The two Boleyn sisters that were mistresses of Henry VIII, the king of England. Henry VIII has always been an intriguing fellow. I knew he had many wives, he broke from the Catholic Church and...
Canterbury’s Law
Canterbury’s Law Channel: FOX Time: Friday, 9/8c Starring: Julianna Margulies, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ben Shenkman, Keith Robinson, Aidan Quinn Synopsis: Denis Leary is one of the executive producers of this drama about a strong, rebellious female defense attorney. I wasn’t too sure of the show after the first episode....
Bank Job
Bank Job Directed: J. Peter Robinson Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, David Suchet, Keeley Hawes Based on a true story in 1970s London where a robbery of bank safety deposit boxes is more than just about money, but also scandalous secrets. What I expected to be...
Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind Directed: Michel Gondry Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover Two video store guys have all their VHS tapes erased, but instead of buying new videos (or possibly upgrading to DVD), they make their own versions of the movies, hoping no one would notice. What I...
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam Channel: FOX Time: Monday, 9/8c Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zuleikha Robinson, Stephen Henderson, Alexi Gilmore Synopsis: A guy has an immortal curse put on him that will not end until he finds his one true love. He bides his time as a homicide detective. This show reminds me...
Unhitched
Unhitched Channel: FOX Day/Time: Sunday, 9:30/8:30c Starring: Craig Bierko, Rashida Jones, Johnny Sneed, Shaun Majumder Synopsis: Four recently single friends enter the dating scene again in their thirties. After two episodes, I haven’t laughed once. Everything is juvenile and I don’t see how any of these people are friends....
Lions, Penguins & Bears…Oh My!
Top Chef: Chicago Zoo Food I haven’t been a super big fan of the team challenges in the past, but I am enjoying them this time around. I like that they show them working together, but they still have a chance to make a dish on their own so...