Musings From New York

Yeah, my UIUC alum has a new website. A lot of his older reviews can be found theree too. Be sure to check out the Little Movie Glossary section. it's a reader-defined/spoofy list of movie effects/scenarios/plot devices, etc. For example:

Harrison Ford Situational Reassessment Doubletake: Scene where Harrison Ford chases a small number of bad guys. He then stops suddenly, his expression changes to one of shock, and he runs back the way he came, as we see that the bad guys have been joined by a large number of reinforcements. (See "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." JEFF CROSS, Marblehead, Mass.

Just Here for the Ambience: Characters order full meals, talk for a few minutes and then leave without eating any of the food or paying the bill.