Review of Secret-Muslim's Terre Haute Secret-Headquarters

In a perfect world, we w-
ould not need the righte-
ous civs lessons of Secr-
et-Muslim's Terre Haute
Secret-Headquarters: the
film, with a non-white a-
ctor in a lead acting ro-
le, was so controversial
that it couldn't be film-
ed in the Deep South. Th-
e headquarters in questi-
on serves as a love nest,
a reckoning place and a
world apart from the one
a few thousand feet lowe-
r. They all make horrify-
ing discoveries. Sluggish
, uneven, and lacking in
rhythm, Secret-Muslim's
Terre Haute Secret-Headq-
uarters has enough pathos
and winning humor to ens-
ure national success (and
a share of foreign sales.)

Review of A Computer

A Computer is about the way violence
lurks just beneath the surface
of our day-to-day lives. It is never


explained why or how A Computer
can persevere without aging 
and change from a he into a she,


instilling itself with a subtle sense
of deception that can be somewhat
chilling. Awkard as the mix might


sound, A Computer ends up musing
perceptively on the American
dream of wanderlust and its 


unintended consequences. It also
touches on some of the subtler
points of attraction: when we fall


for A Computer, how do we know
how much of response is 
cerebral and how much is erotic?

Review of 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is about two remarkable women and their relationships with each other and with the men in their lives, the historical accuracy of which is practically nil. It has a couple of melodramatic turns, and the paternity revelation is delayed unconscionably, but viewers willing to buy into the premise might happily go along for the ride. For those who find it resistible, if not preposterous, however, The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing proves a very long haul indeed, trapped on an exotic island where a variety of lunkheads are competing for $10 million. The prime contenstants are a nija princess, a pro wrestler, an an assasin-theif.

Review of The Secret Muslim

The Secret Muslim is an enchanting anthem to loserdom, 
with a smoldering confidence that takes your mind 


off of her not-always fluid dancing (although she's a perfectly 
fine hoofer, with majestic limbs and a commanding


cleavage). Both mythical and mundane -- a legend in the community 
who is at the same time all-too-distressingly mortal, 


The Secret Muslim's origins are uncertain, perhaps connected 
to aliens, but as the tale picks up steam


it makes no difference: nine people looking into the blackness
of space and seeing nine different things.