UPTOWN GIRLS is remarkable for its monumental ineptitude. Students of film may well study it one day, mouths agape in wonder, as an example of what not to do when creating a narrative. It wants to be a heartwarming comedy, but it is neither. Instead, it is an irksome and depressing tale that takes just… Read More »
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
I wish that UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN were a better film than it is because its star, Diane Lane, deserves only the best vehicles. If it is worth seeing at all, and I am giving it a marginal nod, it is because Lane is one of the finest actresses working in film today. She can… Read More »
MR 3000
There is something undeniably heartening about being pleasantly surprised by a film, especially when was feeling particularly dubious going in. Thus it is with MR 3000, a sweet and funny film that avoids being saccharine, stupid, or over-burdened with schtick. This isnt to say that what we have here is a classic, but its far… Read More »