The Week in Movies: Blue Jasmine and The Wolverine‘s To Do ListS
The Wolverine  This is the sixth installment in the X-Men
franchise and would it surprising if I told you it wasn't super
great-fresh-new-ground-breaking? James Mangold takes it on with
"furrowed-brow solemnity," forgetting the "difference between
comic and daft." Most people say that Hugh Jackman is still
pretty good.  Blue Jasmine  Woody Allen's latest movie is really
Cate Blanchett's movie. She's undergoing a nervous breakdown
after her millionaire husband was arrested for being shady with
finances. It doesn't do too much new for Allen, but the cast is
fantastic. Who else is in this movie? Only Alec Baldwin, Sally
Hawkins, Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay, and Peter Sarsgaard. My
review is here. For others, here's one guy who said it's the
worst, one guy that said it's the best.  The To-Do List  This
debut from writer-director Maggie Carey centers on a
valedictorian mathlete who decides she wants to complete a
checklist of sexual experiences be