Monday, September 27 2010
Masters of the Universe: Oliver Stone’s ‘Wall Street’
In his desire to trump his upper crust "superiors", Gekko's personal ethic could be read as a perverted, ultimately hypocritical form of populist revolt.
Monday, November 12 2007
The Streets of San Francisco - Season 1, Vol. 2
Michael Douglas is dreamy, but The Streets of San Francisco is stuck in a time warp.
Wednesday, September 27 2006
Romancing the Stone/The Jewel of the Nile (1984)
Everything in Jewel of the Nile is predictable, right down to the romantic final scenes at sunset.
Friday, September 1 2006
The Sentinel (2006)
A woefully timid, allegedly paranoid, political thriller short on thrills, shorter on paranoia, and shortest on politics.
The Sentinel (2006)
The Sentinel thus sets up a conflict between two exceptionally earnest masculine icons -- Kiefer Sutherland and Michael DOuglas -- all furrowed brows and low-talking intensity.
Friday, July 14 2006
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
This impossible place -- most desired object and least elucidated subject -- makes Molly typical of the women in white guy romcoms.
Friday, April 21 2006
The Sentinel (2006)
I suppose if you're going to cast the deliriously overexposed Eva Longoria -- and give her a weapon, to boot -- you might as well make fun of the fact that you've done so.
