Monthly Archives: March 2008

On vacation

The Krapmeister is on vacation for the first time in a loooong time, which is not a Calvinist brag, more a reflection of the vacationphobia spawned by my parent’s many (unsuccesful) “save the marriage” vacations. That and the fact that, like a cat, I’m a creature of habit. I’m very much enjoying waking up without [...]

Another white woman has a baby – Critics drool over slack “Juno”.

What is it about any movie that shows a hip white woman bringing her baby to term that causes film critics to temporarily lose their minds? “Knocked Up” was given a free pass and Juno is inspiring some of the worst film criticism I’ve ever seen. The truth is that “Juno” is a calculatedly juvenile [...]