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Junebug

[2005, Movie]

Junebug: Review

What's wrong with this picture? Frank Hoyt and Embeth Davitz

First-time feature director Phil Morrison's sharp, sly and sneakily funny film is chock-full of the same clichés that riddle hundreds of coarse, frenetic comedies about crazy-as-a-bedbug Southerners and snooty Yankees. But Morrison and screenwriter Angus MacLachlan put an unusual spin on the old chestnuts, playing them straight — well, almost straight — and letting the subtle, knotty humanity shine through the surface tics and traits. Following a whirlwind romance, Chicago ga... read more

Junebug: TV Guide News

November 2, 2006: Let the Angels Commit | Grey's Anatomy | 11/3/2006
I bet all you Meredith-haters screamed "Yes!" when Cristina said: "Everything is not about you, Meredith." I would've laughed harder had they not used it in the coming attractions and promos, but either way, that was a good line regardless of how you feel about Meredith. I personally enjoyed Meredith tonight in this commitment-themed episode — especially in the closing scene when she finished Derek's sentence by suggesting he "take some space" and clear his head, as if she understood, followed by her "I'm here for you" to Cristina. How about that troublemaker sister of Derek's, though? Seems like Nancy flew in to town just to stir the pot, but I liked that she and Derek played nice at the end, even after she admitted to being one of the many women who had slept with Mark Sloan. Lame opening scene, though, with Meredith's barging in to the trailer as Derek's standing in just a towel and not immediately telling (the "slutty intern") Meredith, "She's my sister." That was Embeth... read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/10/2006
The big winners at the 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, broadcast Monday night on WB, were Brokeback Mountain read more
Today's News: My Take | 12/29/2005
Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, which this past weekend posted the highest per-screen average ($ read more
O.C. Star Likes Being Unlikable | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/4/2005
He captures the hearts of The O.C.'s faithful as Ryan Atwood, but read more