Subtext Recap: Once Upon a Time 2.21 – Second Star to the Right

– OR – The One Where Hook Outs Himself as a Creeper and Still Gets the Stamp of Parental Approval Mike Birbiglia has this classic joke. He talks about moving into a new apartment and having his bed loaded on the elevator when a woman gets on with him. The woman is relieved at seeing…

So, Tuesday night I got to see Wendy Crewson in Love, Loss and What I Wore. Which was oh so wonderful for me. But it wasn’t just Wendy. Indeed, the entire cast was a treat. And Margot Kidder… just too cool. Great script, great performance, and most fantabulous after-performance. First thing to note, and so…

The black comedy. What a delicious combination. Fargo. Shaun of the Dead. Death at a Funeral. So I Married an Axe Murderer. Yes, So I Married an Axe Murderer. What can I say? I was young and impressionable and it stuck like spinach between my teeth. Plus, you’ve got to give a bump in watchability to…

You won’t believe the things that Olympia Dukakis says in Cloudburst. If you can get through the entire movie without your mouth flopping open at least once, your jaw has stronger hinges than mine. It’s dialogue is written and delivered to shock, the turns in the plot designed to set up the next big joke….