Friday, February 20 2009
Fired Up!
Fired Up! is the worst of its kind: a cheap imitation of much better films, a 90-minute dirty joke with no punch line.
Friday, December 19 2008
Yes Man
Carl (Jim Carrey) meets the incredible Allison (Zooey Deschanel), a girl so completely charming and dazzlingly unpredictable that he is instantly convinced of the rightness of yes.
Thursday, October 9 2008
Kath and Kim
Kath and Kim revolves around the banal suburban lives of the title characters, a clueless mother and daughter possessed of prodigious vanity and stupidity.
Friday, September 12 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008
Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.
Tuesday, March 11 2008
E.S.L - English As A Second Language
While Lola's problem is emotional communication, Bolivar's is technical – but it's Bolivar's story that will really move you, here.
Friday, June 22 2007
Evan Almighty (2007)
Evan Almighty is expertly forged to be a superficial audience friendly phenomenon, the kind of movie that has critics and the cultured scratching their heads over its continued success.
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.
Tuesday, November 21 2006
For Your Consideration (2006)
Despite its comparatively strong plot and sharp satire, For Your Consideration seems less substantial than Guest's other films.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Best in Show (2000)
The question I am left with, in relation to all these other characters, is what, if anything, are they satirizing?"
