Author Archives | Dan
Dan is co-creator and staff deconstructionist for A4D. He resides in Hamilton Township, NJ, home of the Anthrax Post Office, Megan (of Megan's law fame), the first pedophile-free zone in the country, and birthplace of homophobic, misoginistic right-wing boneheads Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito.
Ranking the Oscar Nominees
Stuttering Kings, lesbian parents, autistic billionairres, and arm choppers. Yup, the Oscars are upon us... and DAN is back to give us his take.
Continue reading...“The Fighter” (B-)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
I'll admit I'm a sucker for a good sports movie, and The Fighter fits that bill. But it aims higher than your typical sports movie, to the point where the sport is somewhat incidental to the characters - more like a Rocky than a Rudy. And these really are interesting characters.
Continue reading...“127 Hours” (B)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
If you ever thought that being stuck between a rock and a hard place was an overused and limp metaphor, you should take a look at 127 Hours.
Continue reading...“Easy A” (C-)
Friday, September 24, 2010
As readers of the deconstructors know, there's no such thing as an Easy A. C- is much much easier.
Continue reading...RIP, “At The Movies”
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Dan pays tribute to the passing of a cultural legend and gives the cancellation of At The Movies two thumbs way down.
Continue reading...2010 2nd Half Movie Preview
Friday, August 6, 2010
Dan takes a look at the best candidates to resuscitate an underwhelming year in movies.
Continue reading...We Do So Like Stuff
Friday, August 6, 2010
Dan uses some cold, hard data to prove that the Deconstructors don't hate everything
Continue reading...The Twilight of My Sanity
Friday, July 30, 2010
The Deconstructors have taken on lots of hot-button issues over the years: gay rights, obesity, why the new Dawn of the Dead is better than the original, etc. But never have we broached such a social powder-keg. Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Continue reading...In Retrospect: 2006
Friday, July 30, 2010
Dan takes a look back at the best movies and the biggest disappointments of 2006 in this week's In Retrospect column.
Continue reading...“The Kids Are All Right” (C-)
Friday, July 30, 2010
No one's all right in this black-comic take on a modern American family struggling with its identity
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Friday, January 28, 2011
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