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Articles tagged "giovanni ribisi" TV DVD ReviewMy Two Dadsby Christel Loar[29.Mar.09] :. Though predictable as only an '80s sitcom can be, this is still fairly pleasant family fare.  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 FeatureThe Best Big Screen Eye Candy of 2007by Daynah Burnett[4.Jan.08] :. When flipping through my mental catalog of the year's films, certain scenes stand out. This past year offered a veritable feast of visual goodies. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007  Film DVD ReviewPerfect Strangerby Marc Calderaro[24.Sep.07] :. It’s not so much the endless heavy-handed clues, outmoded dialogue, or totally untrustworthy traits of the main characters that make the movie so unforgivable; it’s the purposeless ending that eschews all previous traits, dialogue, and clues.  Film ReviewPerfect Stranger (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Apr.07] :. While it begins dully enough for an investigative thriller, Perfect Stranger quickly skids off into abject foolishness.  NewsHalle Berry’s Academy Award has made all the differenceby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][11.Apr.07] :. "There was a time, before Oscar, when I could not have even got in the room with certain directors."  Film ReviewThe Dead Girl (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Mar.07] :. An anthology of five stories organized around the titular corpse, the movie is a bleak but oddly robust homage to women's survival and defeat in the face of violence, oppression, and non-options. Gone in 60 Seconds: Director’s Cut (2000)by Jesse Hassenger[8.Jul.05] :. The trailer for Gone is a particularly unpretentious distillation of the film's key elements. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Feb.05] :. Much like John Moore's Behind Enemy Lines, Phoenix splices together traditional and current action movie clichés and rhythms. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jan.05] :. Kevin Conran seems pleased to admit that he has never stepped foot inside Radio City Music Hall. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Dec.04] :. Most remarkably, after what looks like weeks in the desert sun, no one ever gets a sunburn. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Sep.04] :. If the glorious surprise offered up by The Wizard of Oz was its depiction of a world beyond any material reality, the agreeable gimmick of Sky Captain is its imitation of what's come before. Cold Mountain: Collector’s Edition (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Jul.04] :. Anthony Minghella's image of the birds in snow articulates Cold Mountain's aesthetic and themes, its interest in collision and reverie, in nostalgia and resistance. Lost in Translation (2003)by Sharon Mizota and Oliver Wang[23.Feb.04] :. Lost in Translation one-ups its peers with better music, prettier shots, and a more charismatic lead, but its racism is all the more insidious for being wrapped in a pleasing package. Cold Mountain (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Dec.03] :. The first scene in Cold Mountain is sensational and sickening, an apt introduction to what will be a Civil War saga. Lost in Translation (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Sep.03] :. . . . about seeing and not seeing at the same time, a series of incredibly precise, meticulous images of faces and hands and doorframes. Basic (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Mar.03] :. As its title suggests, John McTiernan's new action-thriller, 'Basic' is not very new. Heaven (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Oct.02] :. Heaven begins with assorted ascents. Written by the late Krzysztof Kieslowski (with Krzysztof Piesiewicz), and intended as part of a trilogy (Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory), it explores accident and fate, guilt and grief, time and truth. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)by Cynthia FuchsContrary to its titular promise of speed speed speed, this latest Jerry Bruckheimer actioner takes pretty much forever to get to its wholly predictable and humdrum finale. Gone in 60 Seconds... Boiler Room (2000)by Cynthia FuchsYou might love a film about unspeakably wealthy whiteboy stock traders that opens by quoting Biggie Smalls. Then again, you might hate it. The citation is surely reverent, but it also reveals a certain confusion concerning early Biggie rhymes, and maybe hip-hop in general. |
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