Monday, April 23, 2007

Cop comedy ‘Hot Fuzz’ packed with laughs, thrills

By A.J. Fox, The Dartmouth Senior Staff

Let’s start by making one thing perfectly clear: Despite the title, “Hot Fuzz” is not a documentary about Orlando Bloom’s mustache. Instead, it’s something even better - a hysterical British cop comedy that cheerfully satirizes just about every action movie ever made. It’s hard to tell if “Hot Fuzz” was intended as a parody of the action genre or as a loving homage, but frankly I didn’t care; when a film this funny comes along, you laugh first and ask questions later. More »

Class Divide attempts to instigate tough discussion

Class issues have always interested Lisel Murdock ‘09. Even as a teenager in Washington state, she was observant of the divides that existed between fellow students; the concept of “some people having to work so much more than others” was both fascinating and troubling to her. More »