Amy Nicholson
Stories by Amy Nicholson
Lottery Ticket
What’s worse than winning a $370 million jackpot? Everything.
The Switch
Sorry tabloid readers. At no time in Josh Gordon and Will Speck’s
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Michael Cera has the face of a penguin and the legs of a ballerina.
The Expendables
Back when Tipper Gore held sway, concerned citizens tsk-tsked
Step Up 3D
One hundred and ten years ago, movie audiences didn’t give a hoot about plot
The Other Guys
When a bomb explodes in front of Bruce Willis, his cheekbones get highlighted
Salt
In Salt, Angelina Jolie is slender, muted and awkwardly blonde.
Life During Wartime
Forgive or forget, wonder the damaged souls in Todd Solondz’s semi-sequel
Inception
When you sleep, cautions Leonardo DiCaprio, there are only two ways you can prove you’re dreaming. First, you don’t remember how you got where you are
The Last Airbender
Ask a Nickelodeon-obsessed tween and they’ll tell you that a Bender is someone
