The legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table conjure up words such as magic, stirring, spellbinding, and timeless, none of which apply to Jerry Bruckheimer’s cinematic rendering. Except, maybe, the timeless part, because sitting through this seems like an eternity. Bruckheimer and director Antoine Fuqua have taken gold, as in the… Read More »
ANCHORMAN
ANCHORMAN is a film without a reason to exist. Sure, there are one or two moments that are genuinely funny, but when co-star Steve Carell steals the film out from under the higher-billed Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, and star Will Ferrell, you know that theres a problem. Its a badly paced, unevenly written and ill-advised… Read More »
UNDERGROUND ZERO
Before we are inundated with what will no doubt be a lions share of indifferent movies about the events of 9/11, take the time to see UNDERGROUD ZERO, a thoughtful, intelligent take on what that day and its aftermath mean. The film is an anthology of thirteen short films commissioned by producers and filmmakers Jay… Read More »
A CINDERELLA STORY
Hilary Duff, tween goddess and burgeoning cottage industry, has the wholesome market cornered. If she were any more wholesome, in fact, she would tip her sweetness and light self into a cloying self-parody, a cross, if you will, between Doris Day and one of those Raphael cherubs that took the mass market by storm a… Read More »
I, ROBOT
The best speculative fiction considers what it means to be human and I, ROBOT, comes tantalizingly close to rendering that conundrum on screen. Alas, not close enough. The film, which has the honesty to bill itself as merely suggested by the story of the same name by Isaac Asimov, is a pale simulacrum more interested… Read More »
CATWOMAN
Cheese on the silver screen can be a lot of fun in a kitschy sort of way. CATWOMAN, on the other hand, is cheesy in the cheese that you find in the back of your refrigerator way, the cheese that’s been there a really, really long time. So long, in fact, that it’s developed its… Read More »
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE may be the summers biggest surprise. Its a remake that actually compares favorably to the original. Sure, anyone whos seen the previous incarnation will know a few of the bigger plot twists going in, but writers Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris have seeded this version with enough surprises to keep things fresh.… Read More »
THE VILLAGE
About fifteen minutes into the M. Night Shayamalans latest effort, THE VILLAGE, I glommed onto the nature of the beast in the woods that menaced said community. Perhaps we as an audience are supposed to figure it out before the twist is revealed so that Shyamalan can get to the meat of the film. That… Read More »
COLLATERAL
Max (Jamie Foxx) is an easygoing guy who is going places. For now hes driving a cab, but its just temporary until his limo business gets off the ground. Okay, its been twelve years, but there are a lot of details to work out. Tonight, though, he is on a roll. A gorgeous woman (Jada… Read More »
LITTLE BLACK BOOK
LITTLE BLACK BOOK was a pleasant surprise, expecting as I was another mindless bit of drivel highlighted by obvious jokes and a pedestrian script. Now, I dont want to oversell it, but it is with great relief that I report that what started out as a forgettable bit of fluff gradually turned into something a… Read More »
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