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Movie Review: ‘Going the Distance’

September 3, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Movie Review: ‘Going the Distance’

(Jessica Miglio/Warner Bros.) Long-distance relationships are the center of study in Going the Distance, Warner Bros’ unexpectedly bawdy, often quite funny end-of-summer entry. But the film itself struggles to survive at least as much as its bicoastal pair of leading lovers. You see, it’s hard out there for a romantic comedy. In the age of […]

Movie Review: ‘The American’

September 1, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Movie Review: ‘The American’

(Giles Keyte/Focus) It requires careful skill to be an assassin: exemplary marksmanship, precision in movement, and certainty in intention. The same can be said of successful filmmaking, and even of convincing performance. It’s a good thing, then, that Focus Features’ The American, a meticulously crafted, retro-styled exercise in vigilance and meditation, subsists on those who […]

Movie Review: ‘Eat Pray Love’

August 13, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Movie Review: ‘Eat Pray Love’

It’s quite ironic that Eat Pray Love, the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling memoir, is being pegged as “boring” or “uneventful.” It is in these very qualities—the estimations of our immediate perceptions, or reactions from a persistent quest for superficial gratification—that the film cautions against placing value. Rather, Eat Pray Love champions soul-searching in […]

Weekend Movie Review: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’

July 30, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Weekend Movie Review: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’

(Merie Weismiller Wallace/Paramount) This weekend, Paramount Pictures invites you to a Dinner for Schmucks. If I were you, I wouldn’t be so quick to RSVP. Paul Rudd plays Tim, an earnest financial analyst hoping to fill a recently vacated upper-level position. His boss (Bruce Greenwood) is all but ready to give it to him, too, […]

Weekend Movie Review: ‘Salt’ and ‘The Kids Are All Right’

July 23, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Weekend Movie Review: ‘Salt’ and ‘The Kids Are All Right’

(Andrew Schwartz/Columbia) “Who is Salt?” inquires the promotional push for the latest Angelina Jolie-starring spy thriller from Columbia Pictures. It’s a question we ponder often during the film, and one whose answer is well explored, unexpected, and not so simple, really. The story proper begins like a punch-line: so a guy walks into the Central […]

Movie Review: ‘Inception’

July 16, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Movie Review: ‘Inception’

Inception (Warner Bros.) (Warner Bros./Stephen Vaughan) So here’s the problem with Inception. Molded from remarkable ambition and complexity, the film must spend a considerable amount of time introducing and explaining its significant set of rules and procedures. At the same time, Inception requires us to understand these rules—to grasp this intricate swirl of concepts—in order […]

Weekend Movie Review: Despicable Me, and Playing Catch-Up

July 9, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Weekend Movie Review: <em>Despicable Me</em>, and Playing Catch-Up

Hello, good readers! You may have noticed I’ve been absent from these parts the past few weeks, so let’s get back up to speed with the movie world, shall we? First, a new release: the animated Despicable Me, from Universal Pictures. The year has featured a robust slate of block-busting animated fare—from Dreamworks’ lovely How […]

Weekend Movie Review: ‘The A-Team,’ ‘Mother and Child’

June 11, 2010 By Adam Mehring

Weekend Movie Review: ‘The A-Team,’ ‘Mother and Child’

The A-Team (20th Century Fox) (Michael Muller/20th Century Fox) Whipped, nipped, and tucked into submission, The A-Team is an expensive-looking, high-gloss action bonanza, so calculative as to feel mechanical, and so unobtrusive or unchallenging in any way that it’s almost spooky. Four renegade army types team up for militaristic operations under the US Army’s banner […]

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    Gordon A Koerner | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

  • “There will be no unity as long as Democrats use political discrimination. That's just the way it is. No poems…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Bob, you don't understand jack squat. You "Not See" traitors are now allowing financial institutions to close accounts because of…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “OYE, I understand your frustration. You have a great weekend!”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “First of all Bob, the police were only able to apprehend 8 of the RIOTERS. That doesn't mean they got…”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Chaos: a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. any confused, disorderly mass: The…”

    Open Your Eyes | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “The following is ABC's take on Wednesday night's riots in Portand and Seattle: https://abcnews.go.com/US/portland-police-arrest-rioters-damage-democratic-party-office/story?id=75398433 The following video from is Sean…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Andy, you've worn out your welcome. It's time for you to put on your spurs & straps, get on your…”

    Bob | Harford County Sheriff Gahler: “If You Choose to Exercise Your Constitutional Right to Participate in any Planned Protest, I Implore You to do so Peacefully”

  • “Capitol Police probing whether GOP Rep. Andy Harris tried to bring gun on House floor" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/capitol-police-probing-whether-gop-rep-andy-harris-tried-bring-n1255237”

    Bob | Harford County Sheriff Gahler: “If You Choose to Exercise Your Constitutional Right to Participate in any Planned Protest, I Implore You to do so Peacefully”

  • “"GOP Rep. Andy Harris Tries To Bring Gun Into House Chamber" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-congressman-gun-andy-harris_n_600a0874c5b674575ae423ae?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJXJPoSLtK4kSnJ4EHiAvEEP6HitXa3ttDZEwDvr9Q9VHtT_bTtWLZZdyfHUT8yciGacKzLUwYdrmdlwj20zcUHLM2m-70q1D4kJBmnQrcOjlBXauhsU6Cks6XPoVN9bOpK-2BjPI1Vd57Fmox1L56kaBbP_zNQU_b2HlOdN33vT It looks "Pistol-Packing Harris" is at again. I…”

    Bob | Harford County Sheriff Gahler: “If You Choose to Exercise Your Constitutional Right to Participate in any Planned Protest, I Implore You to do so Peacefully”

  • “"Amanda Gorman steals the show on Inauguration Day" https://www.axios.com/amanda-gorman-inauguration-viral-47deb3d4-0271-405f-96ae-0960095ddb24.html Looks like I wasn't the only one impressed with Amanda.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “You may not hate all Republicans, but your posts reveal you to be deeply partisan. I didn't vote for Trump…”

    Mindy Ryber-Smith | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

  • “"Democrats poised to rebuff McConnell's filibuster demands" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/democrats-mcconnell-filibuster-460967 I agree with the above article. The Democrats shouldn't immediately press forward…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “"The significance of those purple outfits on Inauguration Day" https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national-politics/the-significance-of-those-purple-outfits-on-inauguration-day Blue, I didn't realize the significance attached to purple. Maybe…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Close to end of comments, so will end witj while I despise plenty of republicans I hate no one. Anyone…”

    Gordon Koerner | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

  • “Thank You, Bob. Unity is so emotional. I woke up early this morning so that I can go shopping for…”

    WhatMattersisBlue | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Partisan.”

    Trent P | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

  • “Blue, you have a good night's sleep. You'll feel better in the morning.”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Bob the poem is lovely. Michelle Obama has impeccable style and class. My heart smiles because we have a “Love…”

    WhatMattersisBlue | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “22 Year old Amanda Gorman, America's Youth Poet Laureate and a Harvard graduate, recited her poem, "The Hill We Climb,…”

    Bob | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “He who accuses others of hate are usually those who hate even themself.”

    Gordon Koerner | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

  • “F your unity”

    Eat me | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Seriously? Did you get a look at the new Assistant to the Secretary of Health? What's more perfect about that?”

    SoulCrusher | Harford County Democratic Central Committee Opposes “Further Militarizing the Police”

  • “Our new President preaches unity. Gordon, on the other hand, hates Republicans.”

    Trent P | Rep. Harris: “Some Marylanders are Even Calling for My Resignation, Which I Will Not Do”

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