Annie Hall once said of Los Angeles, "It's so clean out here," to which Woddy Allen's character, Alvy Singer replies, "That's because they don't throw their garbage away, they turn it into television shows." Well, apparently since there aren't any TV shows being made right now they are funneling all of that refuse into the romantic comedy market....

The following films played Saturday, March 10th as part of the SXSW Film Festival: Campaign - This Japanese doc follows the travails of a "parachute" candidate for the Kawasaki city council. He's called that because he moved to the city specifically to run for office through his allegiance to the powerful LDP party. Japan is as big a character as the candidate, as the candid shots of life there offer revealing snippets of the......

SNAKES ON A MUTHAF*CKIN’ PLAAAAAAANE! Because it just hasn’t been said enough. *Snakes on a Plane We debated about whether or not we should recommend this one, and we only do so out of sheer, morbid curiosity (plus, we really like jumping on bandwagons. A lot!). There aren’t words to express how ridiculous/awesome this movie must be. It’s like a whole new genre of film. We’re witnessing history here, folks. History determined by an......

The Oh in Ohio - Ah, the elusive female orgasm. Complex, intense, and something that millions of women all over the country have yet to experience. That’s right, boys and girls. Failure to achieve orgasm is more common for women than you think. For Priscilla Chase (Parker Posey), it’s just part of life. Priscilla is a successful businesswoman, married to the less successful Jack (Paul Rudd). Sex has always been a non-issue for her,......

Having sex for the first time probably did not go down in your ‘magical experience handled with surprising aplomb’ hall of fame. There are the awkward all-thumbs moments when trying to unsnap bras; the nervousness of wondering exactly what the hell you might be doing and if you are, in fact, doing it to the thrilling effect you have seen achieved in thousands of movies and millions of music videos. But, self-consciousness be damned,......