Email Author Luke Y. Thompson

Awards

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published April 5, 2007

  "Fight Club"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published July 5, 2007

  "Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published July 20, 2006

  "Unreal Estate"

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2003 Stories by Luke Y. Thompson

• Farrelly Mediocre

  published December 11, 2003

  Remember the Farrelly brothers? Makers of Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary? Known for crossing the line of good... More >>

• Divided Borders

  published October 23, 2003

  Given the way the United Nations has been taking a beating in the American media over the past year or so, it may not be a bad thing that the new... More >>

• Jury Doody

  published October 16, 2003

  Watching Hollywood's endless stream of John Grisham adaptations -- The Firm, The Chamber, A Time to Kill, etc. -- it would be... More >>

• Pirates of the Refried Bean

  published September 11, 2003

  God bless Johnny Depp. For the second time this year, the man has almost single-handedly redeemed an action movie that would otherwise be... More >>

• Charlotte Gray

  published September 4, 2003

  Charlotte Sometimes introduces us to Michael (Michael Idemoto), a taciturn mechanic who also happens to be a landlord. Lori (Eugenia Yuan)... More >>

• Killing Time

  published August 7, 2003

  Military clerk Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix) is something of a modern-day Sgt. Bilko. Anything you need, he can get. Any scam that's possible,... More >>

• Bad Asses

  published August 7, 2003

  For a few minutes, at least, things don't look so bad. Watching Ben Affleck swagger around as the thuggish title character of Gigli... More >>

• Dead to Rights

  published June 26, 2003

  OK, so we don't know for a fact that it's PETA portrayed in the new zombie horror flick 28 Days Later. But, hey, PETA didn't know for a... More >>

• Hollywood Babble-On

  published June 12, 2003

  Having seemingly exhausted all permutations of the sports-comedy formula (Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump, et al.), Ron Shelton... More >>

• Speakin' Spell

  published May 29, 2003

  If you're reading this paper, chances are you're more literate than the average American. If you're reading the film reviews, it's also likely... More >>

• Shape Shifter

  published May 15, 2003

  Neil LaBute is back to his old self again, and the cinematic world is a better place for it. Honestly, what was he thinking when he made... More >>

• Uncool as Ice

  published April 24, 2003

  Can we please, for the love of God, declare a moratorium on the use of Wild Cherry's "Play that Funky Music" on the soundtrack of any and all... More >>

• Head Master

  published April 3, 2003

  The prospect of a new Chris Rock movie, especially for those who enjoy his standup, can be a scary thing. We want to like him. A movie anywhere... More >>

• Phat Chance

  published March 6, 2003

  You know Internet dating's become totally mainstream when Disney cranks out a bland comedy featuring a randomly selected pair of mismatched stars... More >>

• Gale Farce

  published February 20, 2003

  Right-wing pundits will come out of the woodwork to holler about this one. Bad enough, they'll say, that The Life of David Gale attacks the... More >>

• Fishing for Compliments

  published January 2, 2003

  Here's a tricky little movie to review, as it's going to divide audiences fairly drastically. Conservatives, especially black ones like Larry... More >>