Wednesday, April 22 2009
Confessions of an Action Star
Painfully unclever, aggressively unfunny, and occasionally unsubtly racist.
Wednesday, October 24 2007
Shanghai Kiss
I really wanted to love Shanghai Kiss and recommend it as a breakthrough for Asian-American cinema, but it's merely an uneven, occasionally soulful film handicapped by some one-dimensional characters and over-familiar plot elements.
Wednesday, January 10 2007
The Knights of Prosperity / In Case of Emergency
So here's the pitches I imagine occurred for ABC's new sitcoms: What if Danny Ocean looked and acted like Homer Simpson and not George Clooney? Or, what if the high school valedictorian ended up a masseuse at Korean "massage" parlor?
Friday, September 2 2005
Underclassman (2005)
Before you can say, 'Drew Barrymore', Tre's got himself a spot just outside the cool-kids-on-campus clique.
Friday, February 28 2003
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Deemed 'The Next Tom Cruise' by 'GQ' magazine, the prolific, asthmatic, and charismatic Dark Man X continues to power his way into the movies.
Thursday, October 3 2002
The Scorpion King (2002)
The Rock, director Russell says, has a 'deep commitment' to acting, bringing as much passion to the role as he does to his athletic endeavors -- good to know.
