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Shared Darkness: Category Archive for Irritations

So, Michael Jackson's Death Bed Is Up For Sale?

Posted by Brent Simon at 11/9/2011 5:00 PM | Add Comment

Dream House Not An Open House For Critics

Posted by Brent Simon at 9/28/2011 10:45 PM | Add Comment

Technical Difficulties / Please Stand By

Posted by Brent Simon at 9/2/2011 11:00 AM | Add Comment

In Regards to Blake Lively's Hacked Nude Photos

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/15/2011 11:25 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Another Reminder For Spammers

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/5/2011 12:00 AM | Add Comment

Just Go With... Wait, What? I Have No Idea What That Is

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/4/2011 8:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The Case Against Lucy Punch

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/26/2011 8:00 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

The Scourge of Modern Society

Posted by Brent Simon at 2/16/2011 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Lindsay Lohan Arraigned on Felony Theft Charges

Posted by Brent Simon at 2/9/2011 10:55 PM | Add Comment

Vulture Rounds Up Worst of Film for 2010

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/13/2011 10:55 PM | Add Comment

Armond White Strikes Again, In Jackass Jackass 3-D Review

Posted by Brent Simon at 11/1/2010 8:15 PM | Add Comment

Fart: The Movie

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/27/2010 4:10 PM | Add Comment

Paramount Gives Critics a Stick in the Eye

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/11/2010 2:35 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

David O. Russell Inks for Next Project, Inducing Sighs

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/8/2010 5:45 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The "Real Journalism" Train Has Left Station

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/6/2010 6:00 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

This Is What Bad Movies Do

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/5/2010 7:05 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

It's in the Bills

Posted by Brent Simon at 9/2/2010 8:35 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The Tillman Story Loses Its Ratings Appeal

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/12/2010 3:10 PM | Add Comment

Shocking Breaking News: Another Online Film Slap Fight

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/5/2010 11:00 AM | Add Comment

Charlie St. Cloud: Cuddling Is The New Shock Care

Posted by Brent Simon at 7/28/2010 11:55 PM | Add Comment

As the Head Spins, the Heart Doesn't Care...

Posted by Brent Simon at 7/5/2010 10:00 AM | Add Comment

The Extra Man, and Some Extra Irritation

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/30/2010 11:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The Things That Pass For Problems in Modern America

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/29/2010 11:50 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Astana Action Film Festival Redefines Parameters of Action

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/23/2010 7:45 AM | Add Comment

Life Is All About the Follow-Through and Follow-Up...

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/7/2010 7:45 AM | Add Comment

The Lingering Problem with Knight and Day's TV Ads

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/30/2010 6:45 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Machete's Tax Incentive Status Potentially in Jeopardy

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/23/2010 1:00 PM | Add Comment

Where Art Thou, I Love You Phillip Morris?

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/2/2010 11:40 PM | Add Comment

Unfunny, With a Vengeance

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/29/2010 7:55 AM | Add Comment

Stephen Baldwin Needs Your Money. No, Seriously...

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/25/2010 5:30 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Islamist Web Site Targets South Park Creators

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/19/2010 1:30 PM | Add Comment

For the Record, Craig T. Nelson is an Idiot

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/4/2010 6:30 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

IGN Triggers Across-Board Layoffs Despite 40% Growth

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/17/2010 12:00 PM | Add Comment

Zooey Deschanel's Hipster Porn Fries My Brain

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/9/2010 6:00 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

LAFCA Comments on Iranian Director Jafar Panahi's Arrest

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/4/2010 4:30 PM | Add Comment

Vulture Rounds Up the Worst of Film for 2009

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/14/2010 10:15 PM | Add Comment

A Special Ring in Hell for This Guy?

Posted by Brent Simon at 9/22/2009 6:55 AM | Add Comment

An Email to Congressman Joe Wilson

Posted by Brent Simon at 9/9/2009 11:15 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Time for President Obama to Invite Crazies to New Jack Swing...

Posted by Brent Simon at 9/6/2009 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Not Screening for Critics: Halloween II, Gamer, Carriers

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/27/2009 10:00 AM | Add Comment

Joe Klein on Why the Modern GOP Is Now a Party of Nihilists

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/20/2009 4:00 PM | Add Comment

Just Say What You Really Mean, GOP Scare-Mongers...

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/16/2009 2:00 PM | Add Comment

Wednesday Night Choices, Thrills

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/13/2009 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Not the Healthiest of Dinners...

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/8/2009 12:30 AM | Add Comment

G.I. Joe Screens Only for Positive-Minded Critics

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/4/2009 12:35 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Mann Festival Shutters, Bruin and Village Are Next Up

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/2/2009 11:15 PM | Add Comment

LACMA Cancels Film Series, Plans Reevaluation

Posted by Brent Simon at 7/30/2009 1:10 AM | Add Comment

Health Care, Past as Prologue, Or: How Sicko Got Socked

Posted by Brent Simon at 7/15/2009 9:00 AM | Add Comment

Technology Can Still Suck It

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/12/2009 7:15 AM | Add Comment

Technology is a Fickle Mistress, or Perhaps Just a Bitch

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/11/2009 9:00 AM | Add Comment

New Jack Hustle? More Like New Jack Hassle...

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/3/2009 7:55 AM | Add Comment

Michael Lynton Performs Corporate Penance, Pens Op-Ed Piece

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/1/2009 8:05 AM | Add Comment

Lindsay Lohan Drops Wince-Inducing Fake eHarmony Profile

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/19/2009 11:40 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Sony CEO Michael Lynton Confirms He Hates the Internet

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/15/2009 1:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Sony Home Entertainment, Maxim Tout Bullet-Riddled DVDs

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/7/2009 12:15 PM | Add Comment

Does Uncloseted Homosexuality Threaten Voiceover Work?

Posted by Brent Simon at 5/4/2009 5:00 PM | Add Comment

Breaking News Alert: Fox (Gasp!) Lies About Wolverine Print

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/29/2009 12:30 AM | Add Comment

Tip to Hollywood: Fill Cups with Actual Beverages

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/28/2009 12:45 PM | Add Comment

Plus Zero Is the New Plus One...

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/28/2009 12:30 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

No Movie Ads for Newspapers on the Horizon

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/18/2009 5:35 PM | Add Comment

Sam Rubin Clearly Has Not Seen Dragonball: Evolution

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/12/2009 7:00 AM | Add Comment

On Studio Pump Fakes and Head Games

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/9/2009 4:20 PM | Add Comment

Sometimes You're the Bull, Sometimes a Terrible Toreador...

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/2/2009 6:45 AM | Add Comment

Fast, Furious, Loud and Dumb...

Posted by Brent Simon at 4/1/2009 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Another One Bites the Dust: CityBeat Bids Farewell

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/27/2009 5:10 PM | Add Comment

It's a Bloggy Blog World... and That's Part of the Problem

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/22/2009 4:10 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Too-Late Notice on French Heartbreaker Ponette

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/17/2009 11:00 AM | Add Comment

Is Monica Potter Old Enough to Be a Teenager's Mother?

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/12/2009 11:30 AM | Add Comment

Joaquin Phoenix Leaps From Stage, Attacks Rap Heckler

Posted by Brent Simon at 3/12/2009 10:10 AM | Add Comment

Knowing Poster Features Lame Eclipse

Posted by Brent Simon at 2/25/2009 6:30 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A Few Slapdash Oscar Telecast Thoughts

Posted by Brent Simon at 2/23/2009 7:05 AM | Add Comment

New CityBeat Runs Same Single Review Two Weeks in a Row

Posted by Brent Simon at 2/16/2009 1:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Christian Bale Screams Down Cinematographer

Posted by Brent Simon at 2/3/2009 9:30 AM | Add Comment

Variety Lay-Offs Claim Anne Thompson

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/27/2009 7:05 AM | Add Comment

Luke Y. Thompson Assays the New CityBeat

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/26/2009 10:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Oscar Nominations Announced, Irking Disney and Warner Bros.

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/22/2009 9:30 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

It's Probably Not a Banana in Her Pocket...

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/16/2009 12:10 AM | Add Comment

Ryan Seacrest Tries to High-Five Blind Guy

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/14/2009 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Gawker Claims Jett Travolta Photos Show Signs of Manipulation

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/7/2009 11:15 PM | Add Comment

Their Time > Your Time

Posted by Brent Simon at 1/5/2009 8:15 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Tissue Used by Scarlett Johansson Fetches $5,000?!

Posted by Brent Simon at 12/23/2008 9:45 AM | Add Comment

Jennifer Aniston Goes Nude for GQ

Posted by Brent Simon at 12/11/2008 2:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Be It Resolved: Jennifer Aniston Should Stop Talking

Posted by Brent Simon at 12/5/2008 5:00 PM | Add Comment

Keep Crossword Puzzles Out of Films

Posted by Brent Simon at 12/2/2008 11:55 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Leonardo DiCaprio Can't Convincingly Curse

Posted by Brent Simon at 11/30/2008 11:40 PM | Add Comment

Is Slumdog Millionaire Rated R Because It Scares White People?

Posted by Brent Simon at 11/15/2008 1:10 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

South Carolina Priest is a Massive Douchebag

Posted by Brent Simon at 11/14/2008 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Quentin Tarantino Encourages Misspelling

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/14/2008 12:00 PM | Add Comment

A Little Humpday Paranoid Redneck Bigotry

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/8/2008 8:45 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Who Wants to Say Thank You to President Bush?

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/2/2008 11:45 AM | Add Comment

Blind Activists Protest... Blindness

Posted by Brent Simon at 10/2/2008 9:50 AM | Add Comment

Hounddog's "Feminist Ad" Rankles

Posted by Brent Simon at 9/22/2008 7:45 AM | Add Comment

Some Ticket Purchases Come with Special Shame

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/29/2008 3:55 PM | Add Comment

Victoria Jackson Implies Obama May Be the Anti-Christ

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/24/2008 10:55 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

GoateeSaver™ Portends Rise in Douchiness

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/22/2008 11:15 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Stay Out of My Nose, Hollywood

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/15/2008 12:55 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Lacking Broom and Dustbin, UK Cinemas Ban Popcorn

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/11/2008 7:00 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Fox Doesn't Offer Transparency for Mirrors

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/10/2008 11:50 AM | Add Comment

Disaster Movie Poster Is Half True

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/4/2008 11:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

McCain Campaign Goes Weird, Cranky with Ads

Posted by Brent Simon at 8/1/2008 5:00 PM | Add Comment
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