Reviews
Monday, September 12 2011
'Top Gun' Taught Me What It Is to be THE Man
I swear you can make out very individual bead of sweat on Tom Cruise’s man cleavage during the homoerotic volleyball scene that used to drive my teenage sister and all of her friends crazy.
Friday, November 12 2010
'Unstoppable': The Pleasures of Gears
For all of its silliness, Unstoppable shows a keen sense of how to mix movie stars with mayhem.
Monday, November 2 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
Money makes The Taking of Pelham 123 shine, but no amount of cash can buy creativity.
Friday, June 12 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
Nothing if not self-aware, this update of Joseph Sargent's 1974 thriller begins by rearranging the class dynamics.
Tuesday, November 21 2006
Déjà Vu (2006)
The movie's leap from contemporary coppish thriller into science fiction is initially jarring.
Blogs
Friday, November 12 2010
'Unstoppable' is a Fun Action Throwback
With its simplistic plot, easy to read leads, and diesel engine overdrive delights, we can forgive its eventual lack of heft. In fact, superficiality was never quite so fun.
