A few sentences into the article and I see they use the (very academic) term “kvetchy/funny” to describe Mr. Allen’s typical protagonist. Go EW! I obviously like this because our site is called Film Kvetch. In case you weren’t aware, “kvetch” is a yiddish word which more or less means complain. We kind of like to think of it as criticize.

Love to see the word “kvetch” in a major publication, hate to see “Whatever Works” get a poor review.

Particularly distasteful in my opinion was a comment by cinematographer Nicola Pecorini. The article hints that Ledger’s pill-taking (and subsequent death) were the result of sleeping problems. Pecorini chimes in that these sleeping problems were solely the result of his separation from Michelle Williams and their child Matilda. Put two and two together, and you have Pecorini blaming Williams for the death  of Ledger. Even if this is true, that’s a pretty low thing to say in print. There’s sort of an unspoken rule about that kind of thing.

The lastest Entertainment Weekly also disses the new episode of Burn Notice, to which I was looking forward after a several month long hiatus. Thanks for that…