I know I vowed on these very pages some time ago that I was going to ignore (to the best of my ability) advance publicity for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I was doing pretty well, too, until I saw that Vanity Fair sitting in Mason's house. Specifically, this picture of Cate Blanchett as "Agent Spalko:"

I'm not sure why, but it...speaks to me. What the hell, here's one more:

Anyway, I'm also going to start posting links to reviews here again, since a disquieting number of you like to confess to me how you don't read them. Here's Fool's Gold.
Pale brunettes. You have to watch out for them.
Don’t get me started about the jodhpurs, boots, and almost certain riding crop tucked into her belt, the well worn tip resting on the crest of her ample left buttock.