Tuesday, July 14 2009
Whether in films or TV, Timothy Hutton leverages his experience and associations
Friday, April 10 2009
Lymelife
Lymelife features frustrated, confused kids, and frustrated, self-obsessed adults.
Tuesday, December 9 2008
Leverage
Each week Nate (Timothy Hutton) oversees a masterful scheme to steal from skeevy rich people and give back to relatively and always ethically sound poor people.
Tuesday, July 24 2007
The Last Mimzy (2007)
Where the science ends and the fantasy begins is made too clear in The Last Mimzy.
Friday, March 23 2007
The Last Mimzy (2007)
Unlike her obvious precursor, E.T., Mimzy isn't wrinkly or strange or even very mobile, nothing that might frighten the All-American youngsters who discover her.
Friday, December 15 2006
TAPS
TAPS suffers from its post-Vietnam jingoistic voice and a story that you simply don't want to buy into.
Wednesday, September 20 2006
Kidnapped
Rather than manipulate our established fears by way of the threat to personal security, this show asks us to examine what makes us individuals in the first place.
Friday, January 13 2006
Last Holiday (2006)
As she gains increased clout (maybe her new Hollywood star counts for something), perhaps the Queen can angle for work that's challenging and rewarding for all her subject.
Wednesday, May 18 2005
Kinsey (2004)
Not only is the character difficult by heroic biopic standards, but his story combines radical thinking, extraordinary generosity, and supreme egotism.
