Wednesday, March 4 2009
Henry Poole Is Here
Not religious enough for Sunday school, but enough bent to be shelved in the Christian Inspiration section.
Henry Poole is Here
Your faith and your patience won't fare well for sitting through the slow-moving, lackluster Henry Poole is Here.
Friday, May 23 2008
Children of Huang Shi
Children of Huang Shi is another movie about a well-meaning white man stumbling into an exotic and unknowable elsewhere where he learns all about himself.
Wednesday, April 30 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008
And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.
Friday, September 28 2007
Feast of Love
Because Morgan Freeman is so good at such voiceovers, in which he patiently explains the good intentions of "humans" (usually white humans) who make terrible mistakes and hurt one another, the role is the one he seems destined to play -- for the rest of his life.
Monday, August 21 2006
Silent Hill (2006)
"It was Christophe's vision that Rose is very much a normal person in this un-normal world," says Radha Mitchell.
Friday, April 21 2006
Silent Hill (2006)
Long on atmosphere, Silent Hill is way short on cunning or beguiling. It's also short on sense.
Tuesday, October 25 2005
Melinda and Melinda (2005)
In Melinda and Melinda, full of women struggling to make their desires known to men who suppose they know what women want and mean, the women are infinitely less regular and more interesting.
