Thursday, April 30 2009
Summer of Same: August 2009
With names like Tarantino, Lee, and Zombie, the final month of the season pulls out all the film geek stops. Still, the only guarantee is familiarity, not freshness.
Monday, April 16 2007
Bobby (2006)
As reporter Warren Wilson remembers, "That would have been less of an impact on me, had I been shot [as he nearly was], than Kennedy being killed, stopped, in a moment in America's history, when we needed him and his advocacy more than ever before."
Friday, March 2 2007
Wild Hogs (2007)
From the director responsible for Van Wilder, Wild Hogs is another thudding men-will-be-boys saga, this time populated by middle-agey stereotypes.
Thursday, December 14 2006
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Naylor doesn't need a "human" face; we love him the minute he offers us a light.
Thursday, November 16 2006
Bobby (2006)
With Kennedy serving as a symbol for what might have been, Bobby illustrates the problems he identifies.
Tuesday, October 3 2006
Edmond (2005)
An excellent noir, or a tragicomedy, about the repressed beliefs in all of us.
Friday, August 25 2006
Edmond (2005)
Violence liberates Edmond from society's restraints, focuses him on fulfilling his own desires, makes him appealing to the opposite sex.
Wednesday, July 19 2006
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Adapting Stephen King's short stories, Nightmares & Dreamscapes preserves their spirit as well as their eerie plots.
Friday, March 17 2006
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
The ironies of Thank You for Smoking are not subtle.
