Thinking Out Loud

Tag: Allison Janney

  • The sexual revolution freezes over in Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm

    The sexual revolution freezes over in Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm

    Ang Lee and James Schamus’ wise adaption of Rick Moody’s novel is also a triumph of art direction, casting, costuming, and sound design.

  • Lost: The End

    Lost: The End

    I’ve always been a Lost apologist, at least liking the show even during its weak points. Six years of goodwill very nearly went out the window along with my television, thanks to its extremely frustrating final run of episodes. Close to the end, I attempted to resolve myself to the likely event that the finale […]

  • The Time Has Come to Act: Stanley Tucci’s The Impostors

    The Time Has Come to Act: Stanley Tucci’s The Impostors

    I’m not blind to its shortcomings, but The Impostors is one of my most favorite movie comfort foods. That I find it so funny and purely enjoyable is really saying something, considering its milieu is the joblessness, desperation, and looming international conflict of The Great Depression. The pitch: a loving homage to old-school Hollywood screwball […]