Henry's Film Corner - IFC - By Marilyn Moss

Bottom line: It's a lot of show and not always a lot of brains driving "Henry," despite its good intentions to be all things to all young filmgoers.

Drenched in testosterone and champing at the bit, IFC's new 10-part weekly film forum wants more than anything to get out there and get in your face. Mixing reviews, discussion and interviews, "Henry's Film Corner" exudes enough energy to knock anything else in its time slot out of the park. But it's a lot of show and not always a lot of brains driving "Henry," despite its good intentions to be all things to all young filmgoers.

Think of Henry (as in Henry Rollins, the legendary rock singer, poet and actor) as the unthinking man's film critic. He's angry sometimes, clever at other times but always, always the guy next door (or the guy you'd see at your local gym). He's a self-confessed average Joe who tells us he doesn't necessarily know a lot about movies, but he sure has his opinions. He's right.

Henry sits down with young filmmakers to discuss another filmmaker's work. Then he interviews other average Joes about the latest and hippest new movie to see. There's plenty of talk yet not always much to take away from the show, and that's too bad. It's kind of a hip and kind of dumb. So if you want to know why average filmgoers today struggle with movies that make you think, tune in.

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