November 7, 2012
In & Out (1997)
In & Out is the sweet but somewhat unbelievable coming out tale of a forty year old man in a small Midwest town. A genuinely funny script (by Paul Rudnick) and excellent performances (especially Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack and Tom Selleck) brought bemused tears to my eyes as the end credits rolled. It's not Preston Sturges but it's probably as close as we'll get in this decade.
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***,
90s,
debbie reynolds,
joan cusack,
kevin kline,
matt dillon,
tom selleck
November 3, 2012
Steel Magnolias (2012)
Having now seen this remake of the Steel Magnolias I'd ask executive producer Queen Latifah one question: why? Nothing has been added to the original story by making all the characters black, the acting is hackneyed (excepting Jill Scott) and the movie is SO familiar it could be considered plagiarism. An integrated cast might have made this a more interesting remake but since that was not the road chosen, skip it.
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*,
10s,
adepero oduye,
alfre woodard,
condola rashād,
jill scott,
phylicia rashād,
queen latifah
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