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Articles tagged "hope davis" Film DVD ReviewCharlie Bartlettby Christian Toto[27.Jun.08] :. A teen comedy without many laughs, a social satire that cuts so deep it leaves viewers squirming.  Film ReviewCharlie Bartlettby Cynthia Fuchs[22.Feb.08] :. As Charlie learns his own limits and the value of "being himself," his movie turns increasingly humdrum.  Film DVD ReviewThe Ninesby Evan Sawdey[28.Jan.08] :. The notion of character versus creation is what ultimately serves as the basis of this metaphysical thriller.  Film DVD ReviewThe Hoaxby Matt Mazur[15.Nov.07] :. The film does not shy away from the innate unlikability of its leading man and it also explores, cannily, the damage one person’s dishonesty can inflict upon everyone around them.  Film ReviewThe Hoax (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Apr.07] :. Even as The Hoax works to wring emotional consequence from its many layers of lies, you're hard-pressed to believe it.  Film DVD ReviewThe Weather Man (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Mar.06] :. 'The Chicago weatherman,' says Nicolas Cage, 'is a very important weatherman, because everyone in Chicago relies on him so much, and if he gets it wrong, it really ruins their day.'" Proof (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Feb.06] :. As John Madden says, the film's central issue is 'validation', in emotional and familial, as well as mathematical and metaphorical, frameworks. The Matador (2006)by Kevin Wong[20.Jan.06] :. While the next Bond film is stuck in pre-production as producers search for an A-List Bond girl, Pierce Brosnan is having the last laugh with his new film. The Weather Man (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Oct.05] :. Dave begins to carry his bow with him on the sidewalk, a man suddenly proud, slow-motioned, and anachronistic, a walking metaphor. Proof (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Sep.05] :. And yet, for all the potential nuance in this knotting, the film leaves the sisters caught up in a familiar conflict. American Splendor (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Aug.03] :. Is there a finer actor on the planet than Hope Davis?" The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)by Elbert Ventura[14.Aug.03] :. Eschewing the loopy romanticism of his past efforts, Alan Rudolph displays admirable restraint in representing domestic drudgery. About Schmidt (2002)by Shan Fowler[13.Dec.02] :. The expression on Schmidt's face every time he encounters another crisis does not convey anger, but befuddlement. Hearts in Atlantis (2001)by Todd R. RamlowThe nostalgia infusing 'Hearts in Atlantis' often makes the film infuriating, as well as just plain dopey. Joe Gould’s Secret (2000)by Cynthia FuchsJoe Gould (Ian Holm) is what they used to call a 'character.' You see him early in Stanley Tucci's film, scuttling into a diner where New Yorker writer Joseph Mitchell (Tucci) is having coffee. Deadlineby Lesley SmithIn 'Deadline', Dick Wolf's new show for NBC, no one, least of all the self-satisfied Wallace Benton (played with plumy waspishness by Oliver Platt), seems to care a fig for the story. |
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