Friday, June 12 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
Nothing if not self-aware, this update of Joseph Sargent's 1974 thriller begins by rearranging the class dynamics.
Tuesday, April 28 2009
Summer of Same: June 2009
This month's "original" fare offers a take on a Sid and Marty Krofft classic, more battling seizure robots, and the retaking of '70s subway thriller. Everything old is new again.
Monday, June 2 2008
Cleaner
Director Harlin's cinematic GPA constantly dips over and under the line between B-movie bliss and C-movie oblivion.
Thursday, February 24 2005
Sam the Man (2000)
If Sam the Man didn't tackle some difficult relationship questions so perceptively, its horrible lead and crappy lighting would have sunk it.
Wednesday, May 15 2002
The Salton Sea (2002)
Danny's story is part noiry nightmare, part scam saga, and part junkie-underground travelogue.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Traffic (2000)
As if a force unto themselves, beyond all legal, social, moral, or even political powers, drugs cross borders, produce wealth, cost lives. Drugs are a system, and they never stop moving.
