Monday, June 11 2007
Hostel II (2007)
At first, the girls in Hostel II don't look as eager to be victims as did the boys in Hostel.
Wednesday, May 2 2007
Monkey Business (Part 2: June)
Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.
Thursday, September 28 2006
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
Fabulous! might have been more accurately titled, "Assimilate! The Mainstream Commercial Success of Gay and Lesbian Cinema."
Monday, December 13 2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
'When you do a love story as part of your film, you need to do a lot of love scenes, so we can see the lovers together,' explains Garry Marshall.
Friday, August 13 2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
Even as it so loudly declares its interest in girls' independence, thoughtfulness, and generosity, Royal Engagement is disappointingly derivative, slapdash, and small-minded.
Monday, August 9 2004
The Princess Diaries: Special Edition (2001)
'You know, sometimes you use a relative,' says Garry Marshall. 'I heard that nepotism is legal, so I made it an art form.'"
Thursday, March 21 2002
Sorority Boys (2002)
If there is a movie that might make me agree with conservative pundits assailing the 'vulgarity' and gross-out humor of contemporary U.S. culture and much recent Hollywood teen fare, 'Sorority Boys' would be it.
Sunday, January 1 1995
The Princess Diaries (2001)
[In 'The Princess Diaries'], among the many habits Mia must change is her too-teenish tendency to bob her head along with music on the radio ('You're not a doggie on a dashboard!' cries her alarmed grandma).
