Review: First Sunday, and other Magical Cinematical Cinemagic!

 FIRST SUNDAY (D)

See the expression on Ice Cube's face in this photograph? I wore that same expression for the entire running time of First Sunday. The transition of the holiday movie season into the barren movie wasteland of January is always a jarring one. For the past three months, it seems like I've seen nothing but Oscar-caliber movies -- masterful films by outstanding filmmakers working from amazing scripts. So maybe First Sunday just pales in comparison...

But I don't think so.

For the full Cinematical review, CLICK HERE. 

For an interview with the film's writer/director David E. Talbert (a very nice man, which made my review of the film a bit awkward), CLICK HERE. 

And I haven't linked to my Cinematical stuff in a while, so here's a few. As always, you can read everything I write for them by clicking the link on the top left of the page. 

For a recent edition of my screenwriting column, The Write Stuff, CLICK HERE. 

For my short piece on a hilariously uncomfortable interview with John Cusack (thanks for the heads-up, Josh), CLICK HERE. 

For my junket discussion with Denzel Washington and the cast of The Great Debaters, CLICK HERE. (Someone in the comments recently asked if he had a weak handshake...it seemed reasonably firm to me.)

And for my Cinematical Seven called "Christmas Movies that Demand 'R' Rated Remakes," CLICK HERE.

I know I've fallen behind on my year-end movie reviews, but I just got burned out. I'll try to get caught up this week, then hit you with my 2007 music list, then get back to business as usual.

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