Tuesday, March 22 2011
SXSW Film Festival Day 6: Mel Gibson and ‘The Beaver’
The Beaver's world premiere at SXSW leaves an audience wondering if they enjoyed it or not.
Monday, April 27 2009
Summer of Same: May 2009
May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.
Thursday, January 15 2009
OMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008
There's bad, and then there's 2008 level bad. You know this list is looking down into a deep dark bottomless pit of cinematic despair when Mike Myers' shameful Love Guru didn't even make the Top 20!
Friday, June 27 2008
Charlie Bartlett
A teen comedy without many laughs, a social satire that cuts so deep it leaves viewers squirming.
Friday, February 22 2008
Charlie Bartlett
As Charlie learns his own limits and the value of "being himself," his movie turns increasingly humdrum.
Friday, January 12 2007
Alpha Dog (2006)
The film identifies a limited range of possible "reasons" for the murder, most having to do with ignorance, by the victim, the aggressors, the parents, and the 30 some "witnesses," numbered on screen.
Friday, April 15 2005
House of D (2004)
The ideal girl wears an orange jumpsuit. At least that's the way Tommy Warshaw remembers it.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
The nostalgia infusing 'Hearts in Atlantis' often makes the film infuriating, as well as just plain dopey.
