Wednesday, May 2 2007
Year of the Dog (2007)
Even as the film makes Peggy's life appear simple, the complexities she feels become clear in her responses to events that appear, at least at first, quite beyond her control.
Monday, March 1 2004
The School of Rock (2003)
'I'm always going 10 miles too far over the top, and sometimes I have a tendency to go crazy ham and cheese,' says Jack Black.
Thursday, October 2 2003
The School of Rock (2003)
A welcome reminder that studio comedies need not be shoddy, dumbed down, vulgar, and impersonal, the movie is unimaginable without Jack Black.
Friday, August 9 2002
The Good Girl (2002)
Into Justine's black hole of a routine walks Holden glowering, self-consciously poetic, urgent.
Chuck & Buck (2000)
If this film only accomplishes one thing, it's this: acknowledging that even straight boys explore their sexuality with their male friends and come out of the experience more aware of themselves, not necessarily fucked up.
Chuck & Buck (2000)
Like Arteta's intelligent and lively first feature, Star Maps, Chuck and Buck takes emotional risks and poses questions - about children and adults, responsibility and sexuality -- that other films will not.
