Terrorist in Training
Is Phillip Noyce one of the world’s most important filmmakers? Five years ago we all would have laughed at the suggestion, yet now here...
Protection Scheme
Conservatives like to complain (not without some basis) about how Hollywood frequently portrays them in a negative light. I hereby point out that just...
High 90s
"Do you ever feel like a fuck-up?" So inquires recent high-school grad Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) of his psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Ben Kingsley).
It's...
Army of Shadows
When Mat Hames was growing up in Grand Prairie, he managed to convince his mom one day that he’d been kidnapped. Not amused, she...
Earthly Delight
Just when you think you’ve seen every type of Hollywood family drama, along comes something nice to revitalize your faith in mainstream cinema.
Based on...
Ellis Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Ah, the world of Bret Easton Ellis! The opulence! The decadence! The '80s references! The world of beautiful overprivileged degenerates engaging in joyless sex...
Make It Rainn
Modestly watchable, The Rocker is nowhere near the level of Almost Famous or The School of Rock, this decade's great movies about rock bands....
Dr. P. and the Women
This Jon Heder thing needs to stop before it gets out of hand. I mean, OK, we all loved Napoleon Dynamite, or at least...
Pond’s Life
When Russ Pond was a boy, he played around with an 8mm camera and made home movies with his brother.
That's how the story...
Mala Day
The latest and certainly the least of the recent 3-D movies, Battle for Terra is directed by Canadian animator Aristomenis Tsirbas, based on an...
