Wednesday, April 29 2009
Summer of Same: July 2009
In a rare attempt at novelty, July jets along with only Harry Potter and the Ice Age crew sampling continuing series spoils. The rest provide unknown pleasures.
Thursday, March 2 2006
Conviction
If you wonder whether the rookie lawyer will stick with his grim new gig, you must not know much about TV pilots.
Monday, October 4 2004
The Mountain
Women are mostly irrelevant in The Mountain, except as they provide occasions for men to prove their decency or wantonness.
Monday, December 8 2003
Line of Fire
Line of Fire trots out an entire season's worth of supporting cast in its initial 60 minutes, each with his or her own thumbnail typology.
Thursday, September 4 2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
One minute, it's a bumbling adolescent romance; the next, it's a family melodrama; and at still another, it's a schoolboy caper flick.
Thursday, February 6 2003
Tully (2002)
Locating its story of familial disquiet in the locus of the American myth, Tully doesn't quite go so far as to debunk the idealized heartland.
Thursday, February 14 2002
Crossroads (2002)
Unlike the audiences at most movie previews, these folks at 'Crossroads' were amped.
