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Anthony Lane on Con Air— “Advance word on Con Air said that it was all about an airplane with an unusually dangerous and potentially lethal load. Big deal. You should try the lunches they serve out of Newark. Compared with the chicken napalm I ate on my last flight, the men in Con Air are about as dangerous as balloons.” Anthony Lane on The Bridges of Madison County— “I got my copy at the airport, behind a guy who was buying Playboy’s Book of Lingerie, and I think he had the better deal. He certainly looked happy with his purchase, whereas I had to ask for a paper bag.” Anthony Lane on Martha Stewart— “Super-skilled, free of fear, the last word in human efficiency, Martha Stewart is the woman who convinced a million Americans that they have the time, the means, the right, and—damn it—the duty to pipe a little squirt of soft cheese into the middle of a snow pea, and to continue piping until there are ‘fifty to sixty’ stuffed peas raring to go.” For ten years, Anthony Lane has delighted New Yorker readers with his film reviews, book reviews, and profiles that range from Buster Keaton to Vladimir Nabokov to Ernest Shackleton. Nobody’s Perfect is an unforgettable collection of Lane’s trademark wit, satire, and insight that will satisfy both the long addicted and the not so familiar.

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this smarmy jackass writes as if he considers himself a wit equal to that of waugh or wodehouse. piss off you unfunny and insincere bore.

ridiculous that he holds the job that pauline kael once held. she could be majorly infuriating, stu...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Sep 14 06:56:16 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 09:37:58 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 06:56:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Oct 16 17:27:03 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 09:53:01 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 18 11:37:19 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 28 09:21:44 -0800 2008
Anthony Lane is snar...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 08 21:21:13 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 21:32:17 -0700 2007 New Yorker film reviews and some other essays (the one about reading the New York Times bestsellers is great) is a keeper. My absolute favorite is his account of a Rocky...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 17 13:58:01 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 13:20:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 15 11:39:45 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 11:39:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Aug 25 08:35:30 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 08:40:14 -0700 2007 Revenge of...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 02 16:32:03 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 29 09:33:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 27 18:43:07 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:44:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Oct 10 08:04:26 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 08:16:29 -0700 2007
For some reason, his New Yorker...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Feb 20 15:55:19 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 15:57:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Aug 31 03:35:36 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 27 15:46:49 -0700 2008
Bridges of Madison County, both the book and movie reviews (2 separate) are perfect for my taste. My husban...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 13 04:54:16 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 07:14:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 25 21:25:02 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 20:37:24 -0700 2007
What comes through in this book is ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 21 00:05:47 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 00:09:46 -0800 2008
Check out his review of Speed, possibly the greatest bad movie review of all time (it's right up there with A.O. Scott on "The Fast and the Furious", and yeah, I know he liked Speed).

Also very good: the essay in which he reads th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 19 00:22:25 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 00:26:17 -0700 2008 His self-deprecation is winning. Theres nothing like a critic cringing with self-...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 15:51:58 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 21 15:27:23 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 15:51:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 06 09:35:30 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 09:37:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 21 06:17:03 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 06:20:00 -0700 2007