Joey King in New York City. Photo © 2014 Mark Doyle. All rights reserved. Joey King Wish She Was Here by Jay S. Jacobs It seems almost like a cliché to say that Joey King has grown up before our eyes, but literally that is true.  The young actress, who will be turning 15 next month, has been in front of the cameras since she was only six, when appearances on commercials led to her first TV role in a couple of episodes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. And what an action-packe

Bride Wars BRIDE WARS (2009) Starring Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Johnson, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Steve Howey, Candice Bergen, Michael Arden, Victor Slezak, Kelly Coffield Park, Zoe O’Grady, Shannon Ferber, June Diane Raphael, Charles Bernard and John Pankow. Screenplay by Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael. Directed by Gary Winick. Distributed by 20th Century Fox.  90 minutes.  Rated PG. As with most men, the lust for the perfect wedding is lost

Liz Phair liz phair exile from indieville by jay s. jacobs Okay, indie snobs, lay off of Liz Phair already, would ya? Yes, I know she was your poster girl back in 1993 when she released the rightfully celebrated alt-rock album Exile in Guyville, a lo-fi celebration of classic riffs and low life.  Here was a cute alt chick that was sensitive enough to write an extraordinarily insightful dissection of her life like “Canary” and wild enough to do a down-and-dirty grinder (in mor

Alex & Emma ALEX & EMMA (2003) Starring Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Rob Reiner, Paul Wilson, Alexander Wauthier, Leili Kramer, Gigi Birmingham, Jordan Lund, Francois Giroday, Robert Costanzo and Rip Taylor. Screenplay by Jeremy Leven. Directed by Rob Reiner. Distributed by Franchise Pictures & Warner Brothers Pictures.  96  minutes.  Rated PG-13. I am getting more and more depressed about Rob Reiner’s directing career.  For the first decade he spen

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (2003) Starring Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Kathryn Hahn, Rebecca Harris, Robert Klein, Bill Kotsatos, Thomas Lennon, David Macniven, Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Parisse and Justin Peroff. Screenplay by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan and Burr Steers. Directed by Donald Petrie. Distributed by Paramount Pictures.  112  minutes.  Rated PG-13. What’s worse?  A movie that stinks t