Author name: judyann dutcher

Don Jon

Don Jon, written and directed by J Gordon-Levitt is the cautionary tale of how porn skews the idea of what sex is supposed to be like. Gordon-Levitt plays Jon, the guy who prefers porn to real sex comparing each sex act from real to porn with the real sex coming up short on its fabulousness. […]

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Rakoff – Audio

Because I so enjoyed listening to David Rakoff’s storytelling on This American Life, I wanted to hear Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel by in his native voice. I already had an unusual relationship with this book, having read this aloud to myself since it was written in iambic pentameter and I wanted

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Gravity

Gravity, Alfonso Cuaron’s space anxiety story is a showcase for Sandra Bullock’s acting. George Clooney tries to be be bigger than life when he is on screen but he’s more of an implied character rather than a featured artist. All I knew about the story was that Bullock gets separated from her shuttle and floats

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Capers

A jar of capers falls to the floor and thankfully the glass does not break. I call the organic vacuum cleaner into the kitchen so she can clean up the mess. The dog sniffs and walks away. Does this mean capers are not food?

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FX Fare

Season 1 of the FX series The Bridge wrapped up this week. The locations El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico are virtual characters in the story. El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Juarez detective Marco Ruiz partner to catch a serial killer working both sides of the border. As we’re introduced to various villains in

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