‘On the Rocks’ is a smooth, breezy indulgence

“On the Rocks” – I got your nose.  I got your nose. How many fathers have played that free-and-easy, five-second game with their kids?  My dad certainly did, but as I grew older, his teasing evolved into more functional spaces.  For instance, he would insist on possessing the television’s remote control when he entered the family room. “Jeff.  Controller.  Hand it over, Son, because you don’t know how to use it,” he would often say.  This exchange occurred daily for years, and sometimes I would hand over the remote with…

Ironically, ‘The Glorias’ works too hard

“The Glorias” –  “The path up is always a jagged line, not a straight one.” – Gloria Steinem “Roam if you want to.  Roam around the world.  Roam if you want to, without wings, without wheels.” – The B-52s, “Roam” Most folks probably know feminist icon Gloria Steinem from “Ms.” (magazine) and her trademark glasses, but this influential trailblazer is a whole lot more than her 49-year-old publication and fancy spectacles. There’s only one Gloria Steinem.  That’s true, except in writer/director Julie Taymor’s “The Glorias”, a Steinem biopic with four…

July’s ‘Kajillionaire’ pays out some eccentric riches

“Kajillionaire” – Old Dolio Dyne (Evan Rachel Wood), 26, frequently sports a clashing green and blue tracksuit – a polyester fashion nightmare that was probably last seen in 1982 – and lives a happy life with her two loving, supportive parents. Well, scratch that last part. Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) don’t exactly hold Old Dolio’s best interests in mind, either for the long term or in the immediate present.  First of all, they named their only child after a homeless man, which would probably trigger any capable…