JT LeRoy was a real-life Cinderella: an androgynous boy with a truck stop prostitute for a mother who lived a life of drug addiction and sexual abuse before becoming a literary phenomenon when his first autobiographical book, Sarah, was published in 1999. JT LeRoy was also a fraud: an identity manufactured by writer Laura Albert […]
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Growing Up Works Well For Bridget Jones
The last time we saw Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) she was in her underwear, braving the cold London air as she and Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) had a romantic moment. It was a fitting end to Jones’ love story, which has always been more about the girl coming of age than it has the men […]
‘Gleason’ Shows The Vulnerability Of A City’s Hero
Former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason’s football career can be defined in a single play. On September 25th, 2006, in the Saints’ first home game since their city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Gleason blocked a punt by the Atlanta Falcons that was returned for a touchdown, the first score of a game which […]
‘Sausage Party’ Is An R-Rated Toy Story, And It’s Hilarious
Synopsis: A sausage strives to discover the truth about his existence. Release Date: August 12, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Animation, Adventure Film Review Production Imagine Toy Story, but instead of a talking cowboy doll and spaceman, the main characters were a talking hot dog and bun. And instead of the world of toys come […]
‘Suicide Squad’ Is A Messy Anti-Superhero Movie
Thanks to the star power of Will Smith and Margot Robbie, Suicide Squad gets a passing grade … barely.