Tuesday, January 13 2009
Celulloid Culpability - Top 10 Film Guilty Pleasures of 2008
Like comedy or music, one's choice in cinematic pleasure can be very personal - and very peculiar. Take this tantalizing list of shameful indulgences. You can argue over their artistic value, but their individuals rewards definitely speak to those who champion them.
Thursday, September 11 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008
Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008.
Monday, April 4 2005
Odd Girl Out
Odd Girl Out exposes the ways that girls can be stupid and violent, even when they're not physically assaulting one another.
Thursday, July 8 2004
Sleepover (2004)
Grown up out of the Spy Kids franchise, awkwardly charming Alexa Vega has run smack into tweens heck.
Friday, August 1 2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Fun as it is, demonstrates a little end-of-series fatigue.
Friday, August 9 2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Juni and Carmen's perspective, part convincingly ingenuous and part movie-kid calculated, organizes the film's general view of things.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Spy Kids (2001)
'Spy Kids' is all fun, sometimes obnoxious, and incessantly cheerful -- having your parents kidnapped is a minor inconvenience, leading to the chance to ride in a submarine that looks like a blowfish. How neat is that!"
Spy Kids (2001)
In the Disney universe, it's normal to be special, and that's exactly the case with the Cortez family, kids and parents alike.
