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 »
TOUCH OF PINK
Ian Iqbal Rashid’s TOUCH OF PINK is a glorious celebration of classic movie romance. It’s also a clear-eyed look at how those very romances, for better or worse, can seep into our subconscious and write the script of our lives. That in and of itself would be an interesting film, but he doesn’t stop there.… 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 »
THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT
Let me start by saying that I am a huge Anne Hathaway fan. And so it is that I found THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT all the more irksome for squandering her talents so freely with this piffle. Actually, piffle is overselling it. The sequel picks up five years after the original left off.… Read More »
THE LIZARD (Marmoulak)
God works in mysterious ways, or so goes the premise in the piquant comedy, THE LIZARD, a film that makes me seriously wonder if Frank Capra is alive and well and working in Iran. Our hero is Reza (Parviz Parastui in a wonderfully deadpan performance), a petty thief known as The Lizard. It’s a nickname… Read More »
ALIEN VS PREDATOR
I know even as I type this that its a futile question, but can we have a rule that we only make movies when theres an actual story to tell? I am inspired to ask because Ive just come from enduring ALIEN VS PREDATOR, a film that was press screened the day before it opened.… Read More »
EXORCIST-THE BEGINNING
The original EXORCIST spent much of its time trying to convince Ellen Burstyn that Linda Blair was possessed and required the services of the title character. Its prequel, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, spends virtually all of its time trying to convince us that there was a reason for it to be made. Made, I might add,… Read More »
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