Despite Alex Pettyfer’s presence as Adam, Magic Mike is not about the beginning of a male stripper who is down on his luck and just plain lazy. I’m not even sure it’s really about being a male stripper – much like Boogie Nights isn’t just about being a porn star. While Paul Thomas Anderson’s film is better […]
I might just be tempted to watch the Academy Awards this year. It’s no secret that last year’s broadcast was an abomination, absolutely boring, and unintentionally farcical. However, the decision a few months ago to hire Brett Ratner to produce the 2012 telecast and Eddie Murphy to host might have defied the assumption that “it can’t get […]