Outfoxed: Firefly and Wonderfalls (TV) by Garrett Mok.  "Why am I reviewing two TV shows that are not even aired anymore—rudely cancelled in mid-run in fact, and what do these two shows have in common beside their premature deaths? ...unimaginative Fox executive stiffs."

Joan of Arcadia (TV) by Garrett Mok.  "‘Intelligent television’ has been a proven oxymoron outside PBS and select cable programming for such a long time that when Joan of Arcadia, or, as the aficionados would call it, JoA, turned up last season on CBS, it was met with pre-emptive skepticism -- at least by me..."

Lost in Translation by Will Manuel.  "It's a decent film and it doesn't reek like Personal Velocity....."

Swimming Pool by Will Manuel.  "You have to understand there’s a difference between seeing a movie and having sex with the girl in it."

The Academy Awards: Mark Mordue shows how to be hilariously opinionated and still get it all wrong in his preview story for the 2002 Oscars, revived here for 'posterity.'

"You know the schtick: the facelifts, stiff-as-a-pinewood-box suits and the ghastly dresses that are all tits ‘n’ arse sensational (and that’s just the journalists); those scripted ‘unscripted jokes’ and other autocue tragedies; the high stink of glamour in all its fantastical glory; the odd dash of genuine emotion that cuts through all the bullshit; and fame, fame, fame so thick and cheesy on the red carpet you want to crane that neck of yours right through the television screen just to see who’s there for yourself...  Oooo yeah, baby, it’s the 74th Annual Academy Awards."

The Ring by Garrett Mok  "It’s “Omen” for the post-MTV generation.  And as for Naomi Watts, a far cry from her 1996 "Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering."  A ring of spotlight is finally shining on a talented actress."

Straight Out of Hunter's Point by Dustin Stephens     "... “Everybody knows about ghettos like Brooklyn and Watts, but they think San Fran is just straight faggots and white folks,” says Epps, no stranger to in-your-face abrasiveness. “No one even knows about HP (Hunters Point), but it’s a real ghetto right here in San Francisco” ..."

Memento by Mark Mordue. "Reviewing Memento certainly presents a challenge.  After all, it's not the ending I can't tell you about - it's the beginning..."

It's Halloween. How About Something Really Scary?--six scary movies for Halloween from Jerry Holt.

Mark Mordue doesn't want to vacation on "The Beach."

The Talented Mr. Ripley & The Green Mile by Hank Cochrane.

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