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Culture Maven on “Machete”

James Bickers — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:31:32 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan LOVED LOVED LOVED the new film “Machete,” as you’ll hear in this review. You’ll also hear him do rather poorly on a guitar-centric edition of The Lightning Round (TM), and you’ll hear him make disparaging remarks about James. Typical.

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Culture Maven on “Takers”

James Bickers — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:45 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan had nothing good to say about the new film “Takers,” and he also had none of the correct answers on the Stump the Maven Classic (TM) quiz. However, the morning was redeemed by James sharing an astute observation about fashion trends at this year’s Kentucky State Fair.

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Culture Maven on “The Concert”

James Bickers — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:17:40 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan is back from a trip to NYC, where he saw a couple of films, including the indie comedy “The Concert.” And on the first day of J-County school, he scores a 40% on The Lightning Round quiz. Way to set the tone for the school year, Chuck.

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Culture Maven on “Dinner for Schmucks”, “The Kids Are All Right”

byost — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:42:36 +0000

No quiz to trip up the Culture Maven today, but he brings two favorable film reviews, “Dinner for Schmucks” which he confesses wanting to see based on the title, and “The Kids Are All Right.”

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Culture Maven on “Exit Through the Gift Shop”

James Bickers — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:19:22 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan really enjoyed the new film “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” although it’s hard to tell given the tangled and purple prose of his review. I mean, honestly, does anybody ever know what the hell this guy is talking about? He also does a terrible job on, frankly, an awesome edition of The Lightning Round.

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Culture Maven on “Inception,” two more

James Bickers — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:52:50 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan was numbed by the new Christopher Nolan film “Inception.” He also reviewed two other films, phoned it in on the quiz, and was generally rude to James. Nothing new there.

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Culture Maven on “Cyrus”

James Bickers — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:31:16 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan has a review of the new romantic comedy “Cyrus,” which is evidently about Miley Cyrus and how her dad starts dating some woman who has an icky relationship with her son. Or something. He manages to speak coherently and in complete sentences, and only drops in a few pretentious foreign phrases. And he nearly gets a perfect score on the Stump the Maven Classic (TM) quiz. So close.

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Culture Maven on “The Secret in Their Eyes”

James Bickers — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:22:34 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan has really good things to say about the new film “The Secret in Their Eyes,” and once again is rude and unpleasant with his host, James, who is simply trying to help him be his best. Also, he phones in a perfect 0% on the Stump the Maven Classic (TM) Quiz.

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Culture Maven on “Winter’s Bone”, “Grown Ups”

James Bickers — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:16:48 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan gets all snooty and high-minded this week, pondering the larger role of film criticism in modern society and the ennui plaguing viewers relative to criticism and post-modern approaches to the cinema. Or something. Whatever. He also gets a near-perfect 66% on the Stump the Maven quiz.

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Culture Maven on “Toy Story 3″

James Bickers — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:40:36 +0000

Culture Maven c d kaplan has some really great things to say about the new Pixar film “Toy Story 3.” There’s also a soccer-tastic edition of the Stump the Culture Maven (TM) Lightning Round (TM), which he gets a failing grade of 60% on. He’s a big sports fan, you know.

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