Monday, March 23 2009
Bottle Shock
Unlike films that provide insights into an agricultural practice while telling a story, this is about everything but wine.
Friday, December 5 2008
Nobel Son
Nobel Son not only lacks honor, but it's also an undignified mess that should embarrass star Alan Rickman and everyone else involved.
Friday, August 15 2008
Bottle Shock
The international competition serves as backdrop for a cloying tale of underdogs inspired by rather sudden patriotic fervor.
Friday, October 19 2007
You Kill Me
An alcoholic hit man is sent to San Francisco by his “family” to achieve sobriety. You Kill Me is another “mobster in therapy” movie, but with a fresh perspective.
Monday, June 25 2007
You Kill Me (2007)
While he's largely unsocialized, having spent so much time alone, murdering people, and, lately, drinking, Frank does evince a weird charm.
Monday, April 11 2005
Revelations
Though NBC calls it 'religious drama', the six-episode series Revelations, is more aptly described as a supernatural thriller.
Thursday, February 24 2005
The Grudge: Special Edition (2004)
Precisely composed frames of urban and ancient architecture give way to Karen's face, deftly shadowed and shot from low angles, as Karen struggles to decipher the symbols that set her course.
Friday, October 22 2004
The Grudge (2004)
Karen's quintessential 'American' identity -- blond, do-gooding, intrepid -- makes her sense of dislocation especially acute.
Friday, October 8 2004
Rick (2003)
Seventeen years after Oliver Stone's Wall Street, suggesting that capitalism is corrosive to the soul is old hat.
Thursday, September 19 2002
Igby Goes Down (2002)
Burr Steers' first feature is populated by exceptionally quirky characters, most related by blood.
