http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/julie-and-julia-2009/5357/ http://critiqal.com/julie-and-julia-2009/5357/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:25:58 +0000 Heather Currier Adaptation]> Comedy]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5357 Plot: A woman (Adams) verging on thirty and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a yearlong culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's (Streep) Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd.]]> http://critiqal.com/julie-and-julia-2009/5357/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/tv-private-practice-2007/2427/ http://critiqal.com/tv-private-practice-2007/2427/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:47:26 +0000 Heather Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=2427 Synopsis: Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery (Walsh), a renowned neonatal surgeon, realizes her life isn't going the way she wants it to at Seattle Grace Hospital, so packs her bags and moves to Santa Monica to join a private practice with some of her med school friends. A spin-off of .]]> http://critiqal.com/tv-private-practice-2007/2427/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/tv-desperate-housewives-2004/2423/ http://critiqal.com/tv-desperate-housewives-2004/2423/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:51:34 +0000 Heather Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=2423 Synopsis: In a quiet little suburban town, housewife Mary Alice Young (Strong) decided to end it all. Now, she takes us into the lives of her friends and neighbors, including Bree Hodge (Cross), Susan Mayer (Hatcher), Lynette Scavo (Huffman), Gabrielle Solis (Longoria-Parker) and Edie Britt (Sheridan).]]> http://critiqal.com/tv-desperate-housewives-2004/2423/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/tv-brothers-and-sisters-2006/2828/ http://critiqal.com/tv-brothers-and-sisters-2006/2828/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:01:10 +0000 Heather Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=2828 Synopsis: Alongside their mother Nora (Field) and their uncle Saul (Rifkin), the adult siblings of the Walker family - Sarah (Griffiths), Tommy Walker (Getty), Kevin (Rhys), Kitty (Flockhart) and Justin (Annable) - struggle to keep their lives on course, despite the revelations of some of their deceased father's darkest secrets.]]> http://critiqal.com/tv-brothers-and-sisters-2006/2828/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/without-a-paddle-2004/201/ http://critiqal.com/without-a-paddle-2004/201/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2005 01:49:39 +0000 Heather Currier http://pezxpress.com/2005/01/29/without-a-paddle-2004-review/ Plot: When their childhood friend dies, 3 friends reunite at his funeral. They revisit their childhood memories - and discover one dream undone. They all made a pact when they were kids to find DB Cooper and his treasure - a man who stole money back in the 70's, parachuted into the Oregon wilderness...then disappeared. They discover that their friend had gotten some maps together and had never lost the dream. So, they decide to go off on a camping/hiking trip to find the lost treasure.]]> http://critiqal.com/without-a-paddle-2004/201/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/raising-helen-2004/1138/ http://critiqal.com/raising-helen-2004/1138/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:31:13 +0000 Heather Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/raising-helen-2004/1138/ Plot: Helen (Hudson) is a hard working assistant at one of the top modeling agencies in New York. She loves her work, she loves her night life and her gorgeous apartment. She has 2 sisters that she adores. Then her world gets turned upside down by the death of her sister and brother in law. How will she handle the devestation AND, to her surprise, her sisters' 3 children?]]> http://critiqal.com/raising-helen-2004/1138/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-girl-next-door-2004/831/ http://critiqal.com/the-girl-next-door-2004/831/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2004 21:23:37 +0000 Heather Currier http://pezxpress.com/movies/reviews/the-girl-next-door-2004/831/ Plot: Matthew (Hirsch), a senior in high school, is a great student and has already been accepted to Georgetown. To get to Georgetown, however, he must get a scholarship by proving his moral fiber. Then, Danielle (Cuthbert) moves in next door. He immediately falls for her, only to later discover her sordid past. Now, as her past begins to make itself known, he must weave his way through the tangle his life has become and discover what's truly important to him.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-girl-next-door-2004/831/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/eurotrip-2004/1022/ http://critiqal.com/eurotrip-2004/1022/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:10:47 +0000 Heather Currier Comedy]> Romance]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/eurotrip-2004/1022/ Plot: On the day he graduates from high school, Scotty (Mechlowicz) is dumped by his girlfriend. Trying to start over, Scotty discovers that the German pen pal he has been emailing is a hot girl name Mieke (Boehrs). Unfortunately, he only finds this out after sending a nasty email to her. Determined to make up for it, he, his friend Cooper (Pitts) and twins Jamie (Wester) and Jenny (Trachtenberg) set out to find Mieke.]]> http://critiqal.com/eurotrip-2004/1022/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/13-going-on-30-2004/209/ http://critiqal.com/13-going-on-30-2004/209/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2004 14:16:20 +0000 Heather Currier http://pezxpress.com/2004/08/07/13-going-on-30-2004-review/ Plot: Jenna Rink is turning 13. When her birthday party is unsuccessful she closes her eyes and wishes she was "30, flirty and thriving", just like the girls in her favorite magazine Poise. When she opens her eyes again, Jenna (Garner) is shocked to discover she is now exactly that: 30 years old, flirty and working as a magazine editor for Poise. Confused, she hunts down her old best friend Matt (Ruffalo), and discovers how much things have changed in the past 17 years.]]> http://critiqal.com/13-going-on-30-2004/209/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/50-first-dates-2003/212/ http://critiqal.com/50-first-dates-2003/212/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:16:06 +0000 Heather Currier http://pezxpress.com/2004/06/20/50-first-dates-2003-review/ Plot: Lucy (Barrymore) was in a car accident a year ago. Because of this accident she loses her short-term memory every night when she goes to sleep. Henry (Sandler) meets Lucy one day in a restaurant and begins to fall in love with her. Now he must try to get Lucy to fall in love with him all over again every day.]]> http://critiqal.com/50-first-dates-2003/212/feed/ 0