Best of the 1940s

  His Girl Friday (1940) Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is an editor for The Morning Post.  His ex-wife, Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), was a star reporter for his paper, but quit when she got engaged to Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy). Walter goes to great lengths to convince Hildy to return, including framing Bruce for various petty crimes,… Continue reading Best of the 1940s

A pathetic explanation and a delightful blue bird

  Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013) This is a concert film of Kevin Hart’s 2013 sold out Madison Square Garden show.  I enjoyed the  television show Undeclared, and Hart’s 2013 Saturday Night Live appearance was decent, but this was my first exposure to his stand up act. Sadly, most of his “jokes revolve around the difficulties of being… Continue reading A pathetic explanation and a delightful blue bird