Topic: review

Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ‘The Book Of Mormon’: Social Commentary That’s Actually Good?

Trey Parker and Matt Stone's 'The Book Of Mormon': Social Commentary That's Actually Good?

Disclaimer: I am not the world’s biggest South Park fan. Oh, don’t get me wrong: the show is funny, and I’ll watch the episodes people tell me to. I just find that Matt Stone and Trey Parker have a tendency to get a little…preachy in their atheist/Libertarian values; a sort of blind spot to their own rigid worldview as they mock every other cultural, political, and religious system. That’s why I was so surprised by the compassion and humanity that I saw during a preview last night for their latest Broadway venture, The Book of Mormon. More »

Video: ‘Lights, Camera, Jackson’ Kid Weighs In On ‘Inception’

Video: 'Lights, Camera, Jackson' Kid Weighs In On 'Inception'

Here’s what’s bugging me: I know I’ve written about 11-year-old Jackson, of the website Lights, Camera, Jackson before. I know because I remember going to his website and thinking it was some sort of viral prank. But as is so common with those of us who write a billion things a day and yet somehow can’t be bothered to remember how to feed themselves (so James Franco, basically), I can’t find the darn thing. So now that Jackson is getting some serious viral attention for his Inception review, I want to be like “First!” but I can’t. Oh well. This kid is the new Roger Ebert. More »