Monday - August 17, 2009

And That's When I Clicked "Close Tab": David Denby on "Inglourious Basterds”  @9:00 AM

I was page-downing really fast, hitting the space bar as soon as I read maybe 1/3 of a sentence, because I didn't even really care what David Denby unfortunately happened to scrawl in the New Yorker about the new Quentin Tarantino, and then I came across part of two consecutive phrases: "appallingly insensitive-a Louisville Slugger" and then I closed the window, because, what is this, 1998? YOU MEAN THERE IS VIOLENCE IN THIS TARANTINO FILM? Perhaps my criticism is incorrect, however, I shall never know. 4

Wednesday - May 20, 2009

"Inglorious Basterds": No One Agrees!  @11:52 AM

"Inglourious Basterds clocks in at nearly three hours, and its director could certainly have trimmed more of its flab." OR! "Even at 160 minutes, the film feels rushed." 12