CINEMA: Cherry Bomb

THE RUNAWAYS (2010, directed by Floria Sigsmondi, 109 minutes, U.S.) BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC Thirty-five years after their formation, The Runaways moment has finally arrived.  Widely mocked, derided as puppets and mostly ignored during their musical run between 1975 and 1979, the band’s story is now mythologized for the big screen, starring two of the most popular actresses in Hollywood.  There seems to be an authentic buzz at the possibilities of a Runaways bio and I’ll admit a critical desire to see them knock this hard rockin’ story out of the park. It gives me no pleasure to instead […]