Map of the Human Heart
Romance rule 101: Take time out to make love on a barrage balloon.
Fallacy
American interventionism wants to tease David from Michelangelo's marble.
Being Dead
Ever wondered about corpses from the insect perspective? Crace reverses field to recreate the lost life of the dead.
Izzy
The Department of Historical Fallacy was the brainchild of pamphleteer I.F. Stone — and my father.
State of Denial: Bush at War Part III
The fight in Iraq was dictated by Washington political infighting, according to Bob Woodward.
Anche libero va ben
Dad's unstable, mom's mentally on the lam, kids are going nowhere fast. But it all counts.
The Constant Gardner
Worth it for Ralph Fiennes. How Weisz picked up an Oscar is anyone's guess.
Notes on a Scandal
Overwrought (Dame) Judy Dench and (semi-Dame) Cate Blanchett do not a movie make.
Capote
Philip Seymour Hoffman eats so much scenery there's nothing much left.
Duck angst
My plumber, a part-time Roman pastry chef, is vacationing with his German Shepard called Horatio.
The Devil Wears Prada
Anne Hathaway is a pretty stick figure in a poor skeleton of a movie.