An eerie sort of sadness lingers following the death of Paul Walker. Of course, the way he died was horrific — crashing into a light pole as a passenger in a red Porsche during what was supposed to have been a quick ride at a charity event. To say that...
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On Gravity, All Is Lost and the Allure of Solitude
Is “All Is Lost” “Gravity” on a boat, or is “Gravity” “All Is Lost” in space? The proximity of the release of these two films — which surely will rank among the year’s best — offers an intriguing juxtaposition. Where would you rather be stranded: floating in the middle of...
Read moreEverybody Needs to Calm the F**k Down About Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck will play Batman in the upcoming “Man of Steel” sequel, we learned yesterday, which essentially caused the Internet to implode. My Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of angst-ridden responses to this news, some of which come from legitimately sane people decrying the decision as if it were...
Read moreOn Oscar Bait, in August
After a recent screening of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” based on the true story of a black butler who served every United States president in the White House from Eisenhower to Reagan, a friend asked me what I thought of the film. My first instinct was to respond: “It’s good....
Read moreOn Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and an Army of Critics
You may have read an article in the last day or so in which “The Lone Ranger” stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer and producer Jerry Bruckheimer blamed critics for the film’s abysmal showing at the box office, at least in the United States. The action comedy opened July 3...
Read moreOh, hi … didn’t see you there.
It’s been a long time coming, this whole website thing. I’ve owned ChristyLemire.com for about five years but have let it sit there, languishing until today, because a) I had a day job and b) I had no idea what to do with it. Now that I am a citizen...
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