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No, I can’t help myself: This is my third blog posting about HBO’s “Big Love,” which aired its seventh episode last night. In “For the Wives, “Big Love” Falls Short on Love & Respect” and “HBO’s “Big Love”–And Why I’m Longing for TV’s Next Buffy,” I’ve critiqued the show for its disturbing… support? appreciation?… of…

In the debate over “United 93,” supporters and detractors of the Sept. 11 film tend to agree that Paul Greengrass has made a poweful and sensitive movie; disagreement has centered on whether it’s too soon for the country to re-encounter that tragic day on screen and whether this particular movie, however good it is as…

I saw “United 93,” so you don’t have to. Which isn’t to say it’s a bad movie, because it’s excellent, maybe even great–original, innovative, riveting, heartbreaking, unforgettable. Many had feared that the film would be exploitative, but “United 93” is exactly the opposite of that. In telling the story of the fourth plane on Sept.…

A Jewish comedian claimed not long ago that he grew up thinking that all the comic-book superheroes were Jewish, because, like, say, Goldman and Federrman, all their names end in “man”: Spiderman, Batman, Superman… A report on MSNBC this week examined more seriously the topic of religion in comics, which are growing more concerned with…

Last night I attended the most violent concert I’ve ever been to—and believe me, I’ve been to a lot of them. The thing is, this one was a Christian show. I’ve wanted to see the rock-rap-reggae band P.O.D. live for a long time. They’re one of the best mainstream acts around and it just so…

Tom Cruise fans—those who read the gossip mags these days with paper bags over their heads—must wonder, Why does Tom do it? Why pounce on Oprah’s sofa? Why pooh-pooh post-partum depression? Why placenta? Why does he insist on announcing that the birth of his child was “very spiritual”? Okay, the last of these is the…

May is about here and with it comes the kickoff of the summer movie season, which looks like it will be far different than last summer, when May’s bombs and semi-bombs included “Kingdom of Heaven,” “Monster-in-Law,” and “Kicking and Screaming,” all landing with a box office thud that lasted all summer long. It looks like…

One of the reasons Fox’s “House” receives so much critical acclaim is because even when this medical drama tackles a topic that has been done to death on other TV shows, it finds a way to present an old story with a new twist. Last night’s episode, “House vs. God” is a perfect example: The…

Kudos to Walden Media on its lengthy profile in this week’s Entertainment Weekly. Though not (yet) a household name, Walden is the company behind “The Chronicles of Narnia” movie, as well as “Holes,” “Because of Winn-Dixie,” and the upcoming “Hoot” and “Charlotte’s Web.” EW, the arbiter of all things hip in Hollywood, offers a detailed…

Paul Sharrat had no luck contacting the late Princess Diana three years ago in a televised séance—well, no luck in the sense that Di refused to speak for the cameras. Sharrat did make some $7 million from viewers willing to pony up a $14.95 pay-per-view fee. That kind of luck encouraged Sharrat to try again.…
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