Tuesday, August 2 2011

Toni Collette Shows Her Good Parts in The Final Season of ‘United States of Tara’

By Dominique Cruz

With consistent fantastic writing across the board for all three seasons, and an always innovative perspective on a widely ignored mental illness, it’s easy to deduce that we got all of Tara’s good parts -- from start to finish.

Sunday, January 18 2009

Oscar-winning ‘Juno’ screenwriter turns to TV with new Showtime series

By Neal Justin

United States of Tara

By Kirsten Markson

Tara (Toni Collette) and her relatives try to fit in and never quite make it, but find love and support along the way, tempered by the occasional humiliation.

Friday, February 2 2007

The Messengers (2007)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Another scary house movie, another family in crisis. And especially, another lithe but steely girl in danger.

Friday, September 2 2005

Bigger than the Sky (2005)

By Nikki Tranter

Bigger than the Sky starts off with its heart in the right place and ends up with almost none at all.

Wednesday, October 13 2004

Raising Helen (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

'Raising Helen's a happy, peppy picture, with Kate Hudson and her legs,' says Garry Marshall.

Friday, May 28 2004

Raising Helen (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Helen's initial efforts to maintain her previous life are as glib as her inheritance of the children.

Sunday, January 1 1995

Sex and the City

By Lesley Smith

Underneath its slinky-gown allure, 'Sex and the City' is starting to resemble a bare-assed 'Friends' sliding into the flabby ennui of a post-millennial 'thirtysomething'.

Serendipity (2001)

By Tracy McLoone

'Serendipity' offers absolutely no surprises -- and therefore, no unpleasant ones.

Dinner Rush (2001)

By Andy Hermann

What is it about food movies that makes critics and arthouse audiences drool?.