Thursday, September 13 2007
Face/Off
This may be the last time the Woo signatures -- slow-mo gun battles flanked by slo-mo birds; "balletic" leaps through the air; two-man Mexican stand-offs -- were effective in a remotely serious manner
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.
Thursday, June 6 2002
Tart (2001)
Tart is another in a long line of unoriginal attempts to explore one girl's desire to fit in.
Thursday, May 2 2002
New Best Friend (2002)
In the end, the class conflict is as mundane as the dialogue.

































