Pumpkin

While the film isn't really poking fun at retards, it does rely on retard inspired events for situation comedy. They've chosen a winner of a social cause, working with the Challenged Games - an obvious play on the Special Olympics.Carolyn gets assigned to Pumpkin and thus the rest of the film ensues.Now, if you are into Retard humour, keep reading. ... Full Review

Had John Waters been the director of after-school problem dramas, "Pumpkin" would surely have been one of them. At the same time, the film fully embraces the sentimental adage that "different people are special. ... Full Review

Pumpkin" is not a perfect film. From the gonzo musical selections ('Stars of track and field are beautiful people') to the kitschy makeup and costumes, "Pumpkin" is packed with perverse pleasures. Ricci is perky pearled perfection ... Full Review

The movie continues agonizingly in this vein, with interesting ideas getting lost as Carolyn vacillates endlessly between her affection for Pumpkin and the dictates of social conformity. There is nothing savory, and much that is sour, about their Pumpkin. ... Full Review

Directed by Tony R. Abrams and Adam Larson Broder, Pumpkin draws hugely interesting parallels between these outcasts. The only one who might possibly understand is her poetry teacher (oddly similar to the creative writing teacher in Todd Solondz' Storytelling ), who notices a distinct change from her happy, peppy poetry, to her soul-baring, pain-filled poetry after Pumpkin enters her life. ... Full Review

A few weeks ago, I fell in love watching the DVD set of a show called "Army Wives" ; at that time, I felt like my breasts were a little tender and I had a severe craving for chocolate. ... Full Article

"Your life may be ugly, kid, but a successful poem about it will not be ugly...because a poem will illuminate and communicate the horror of your life to other people." ... Full Article

Okay, so I knew this girl who was a sorority girl, a Tri-Delt no less, who was at some Cloyne party and somehow had a shameful uncomfortable epiphany about life and love and sex and wound up making it with... ... Full Article

Recently, Christina Ricci has made some very public declarations. For instance, her childhood was stressful; making Prozac Nation was total hell; the entertainment industry can be hard on a girl; she used to suffer from anorexia but doesnt now; and,... ... Full Article

Whenever there's more than one screenwriter on a project, you pretty much know it sucks. There are really a limited number of ways to look at it: 1) Either somebody wrote a good screenplay and some diaper-wearing executive didn't like... ... Full Article