Homework, so much homework for this dumb little movie.

I might not have even written my capsule review of "Goodbye Solo" if I hadn't overheard someone at a screening quoting Scott's review of the film as a "neo-neo-realist" picture. You can't call yourself a film critic if you don't have a fundamental grasp of film genres — there are more than a hundred. Anyway, Cannes, Rottentomatoes, and Roger Ebert's millionaire status all come into play in our little social study of corporate media punching down on what they view as a threat to their status quo. As you can guess, I'm laughing all the way to the bank! Well, no, no I'm not, it's really more the opposite, but you'll see what I mean.