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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Movie: Trouble with the Curve

Posted on 5:04 AM by Unknown
This doesn't happen often, but A.O. Scott, writing at his best, liked this one better than I did.

Still, at the end of the day, Clint - locals will know there is a picture of him in my office, courtesy of a postcard sent years ago by one of my best graduate school friends - outshines the smarmy story, making this one recommended by me as well.

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