After the dull Chéri and the uneven Tamara Drewe, the generally reliable Stephen Frears appears to be in something of a slump. Unfortunately, his frivolous, superficial adaptation of Lay the Favorite, Beth Raymer’s memoir about her path from stripper to
27 episodes (a rarity today; even rarer is that every single one succeeds at being delicately balanced between comedy and bits of pathos), 10 cast members, an impressive selection of guest stars (Wayne Knight, Howard Hesseman, Richard Karn, French Stewart,
Last early Saturday morning (June 9, to be specific. I consider 2:30 to be the morning), I had a dream fueled by watching the series finale of That ‘70s Show with my sister off our living room Tivo the evening