Features
Monday, April 27 2009
Summer of Same: May 2009
May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.
Reviews
Friday, June 17 2011
'Mr. Popper's Penguins': Bodily Functions
The movie insists on treating a group of animals as, essentially, little people. At least they don't talk.
Friday, May 1 2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past submits that Connor deserves to be saved by Jenny. But it never shows how or why she should bother with him.
Friday, September 16 2005
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Because Elizabeth inhabits a romantic comedy, her frantic pace and lonely life cannot continue.
Monday, September 20 2004
Mean Girls (2004)
Concerns Cady's transformation, as she's subjected to high school and the 'mean girls' who prowl its corridors.
Thursday, April 29 2004
Mean Girls (2004)
In Girl World, as in any feral environment, 'When you get bitten by a snake, you're supposed to suck the poison out.'"
Blogs
Thursday, June 16 2011
'Popper's Penguins' Are Pathetic
Mr. Popper's Penguins is all about the lowest of the lowest common denominators. When in doubt, it runs to animal gas or inherent cuteness as an entertainment placeholder.
Friday, May 1 2009
'Ghosts' is Passable RomCom Fare
Remember when Matthew McConaughey was the next big thing? Around the release of A Time to Kill, when he was the "it" actor bound for…
