So they’ve been playing Christmas songs since before Thanksgiving.  I don’t know about where you live, but around here, three of my eight radio stations have been playing Christmas music around the clock since before Thanksgiving.  It’s ridiculous. And worse than that, it’s the same old songs over and over.  The classic hymns, which are [...]

Once upon a time, there was a show called Battlestar Galactica.  It was pure genius, and it got lots and lots of great critical reviews.  But all good things must come to an end, and the show ended.  Boo.  But then, it was resurrected in a prequel called Caprica, a thought provoking and fascinating show [...]

But the thing is, when someone is acting, appearance does often matter, because so many times, a character’s race matters.

This is one of those that the less you know, the better it is.

Anything boys can do girls can do better, right? Right. Well, mostly right.

“I didn’t want you to be this miserable. A little bit’s all I asked for.” The Scoop: 1979, directed by Peter Yates and starring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, and Daniel Stern Tagline: Somewhere between settling down and growing up…. Summary Capsule: Teenager obsessed with Italian cyclists (yeah, I know) has a crush on a girl [...]

“Bon appetit!” The Scoop: 2009, PG-13, directed by Nora Ephron and starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, and Stanley Tucci Tagline: Passion.  Ambition.  Butter.  Do you have what it takes? Summary Capsule: Two women in two different decades, united by a love of cooking and a desire to do something with their lives.

“For you, a thousand times over.” The Scoop: 2007, PG-13, directed by Marc Foster and starring Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, and Homayoun Ershadi Tagline: There is a way to be good again. Summary Capsule: Young man who really screwed up has a shot at redemption.

Romantic comedies- true romantic comedies- have a bad rap here on MRFH, and deservedly so.  It’s a genre full of bad cliches, unbelievable coincidences, and come on- are we REALLY expected to believe that women who look like Jennifer Garner or Amy Adams can’t find a man willing to date them?  The better ones tend [...]

Who doesn’t have childhood memories of Jim Henson?  These days, if you’re under 40, if had a TV growing up,  and if you actually watched anything as a child, chances are good you know and adored at least one of his creations. I personally grew up on Sesame Street.  I adored Cookie Monster, the Count, [...]