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...Soviet dissenter was subsequently invited to the White House, he had high praise for America’s leader: “I told him that his speech about the “evil empire” was a great encourager. An American leader was calling a spade a spade??he understood the nature of the Soviet Union...

Author: By Duncan M. Currie, | Title: Passing the Reagan Test | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...going to be bad, and in fact they are much, much better than that. What happens when three ludicrously talented musicians get together and have fun? Well, a lot of silliness to be sure: The title track is a pastiche march, and the bizarre “Wield the Spade?? owes something to early Pink Floyd in its cartoonish morality tale. They’re not always politically correct: “Shadow of a Man” is all about Billy who came back from Vietnam. The brilliant “Pseudo Suicide,” sounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Albums | 10/19/2001 | See Source »

...those of you that find mullets funny, then you are guaranteed at least one laugh in David Spade??s newest comedy, Joe Dirt. Unfortunately, one laugh may be all you get, since it’s all downhill from there for this ridiculous tale of a hero arising from the depths of trailer trash...

Author: By John PAUL M. fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grime and Punishment | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

Although extremely funny as the sidekick of the late Chris Farley in Tommy Boy and Black Sheep, Spade??s post-Farley attempts to step in the lead have exposed his limited acting capacities. Joe Dirt is no exception. Spade simply cannot pull off the lovable, upbeat, misfortunate hero; his deadpan acting style fails to elicit any sympathy or emotional involvement whatsoever. The audience is more mystified by how Brandy could possibly be attracted to this dope than to whether or not he actually gets the girl. Furthermore, a romantic theme involving the moon is directly copied from...

Author: By John PAUL M. fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grime and Punishment | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

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