Email Author Luke Y. Thompson

Awards

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published April 5, 2007

  "Fight Club"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published July 5, 2007

  "Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published July 20, 2006

  "Unreal Estate"

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2002 Stories by Luke Y. Thompson

• Fishing for Compliments

  published December 26, 2002

  Here's a tricky little movie to review, as it's going to divide audiences fairly drastically. Conservatives, especially black ones like Larry... More >>

• Beat It

  published December 12, 2002

  Of all the movies you could be spending your December with -- and there are many good choices, from Oscar-bait to better-than-expected sequels... More >>

• That's Better

  published December 5, 2002

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• Send In the Clones

  published November 28, 2002

  The smart sci-fi fan knows that, technically speaking, Steven Soderbergh's Solaris is not a remake of Andrei Tarkovsky's film at all, but... More >>

• After Schlock

  published November 21, 2002

  The advantage to making a Christmas movie is that, no matter how mediocre your final product is, it's all but guaranteed to show up on at least... More >>

• Fatale Detraction

  published November 7, 2002

  It's possibly more ironic than Brian De Palma realizes that his latest movie, Femme Fatale, features a down-on-her-luck mother who was... More >>

• Columbine Harvester

  published October 31, 2002

  If you're a fan of the baseball-cap-wearin', Nader-votin', muckrakin', best-sellin', corporation-confrontin' son of a gun known as Michael Moore,... More >>

• Tickle Me Elmo

  published October 17, 2002

  As pharmacologist Elmo McElroy in Formula 51, Samuel L. Jackson initially sports a seriously silly fake Afro along with hippy-dippy threads... More >>

• Alice Unchained

  published October 3, 2002

  I might as well just come out and say it: Spirited Away is the best movie I've seen all year. Though it would be a masterpiece in any... More >>

• Cut Rate

  published September 12, 2002

  For those with any kind of pop cultural memory, it's more than a little surprising to see Ice Cube in a movie like Barbershop. Not because... More >>

• Bobby Love

  published September 5, 2002

  Like Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro is one of those guys who can make just about any material inherently enjoyable. Also like Clint, he will... More >>

• Photo Opportunity

  published August 29, 2002

  When Robin Williams was America's favorite funnyman in films like Mrs. Doubtfire, it always felt a little strange admitting that the guy... More >>

• Fear the Creeper

  published August 29, 2002

  If you're looking for a horror film to revitalize the genre, keep looking. If you're looking for a horror movie with believable characters . . .... More >>

• Good Will Stunting

  published August 22, 2002

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• Crush Groovin'

  published August 15, 2002

  LYT: Don't you find it interesting that Blue Crush director John Stockwell is on this whole girl-power kick, going off on the... More >>

• Thunderbald

  published August 8, 2002

  In case you didn't happen to read the tag line on the ubiquitous poster, Xander Cage, also known as xXx because he's tattooed his first... More >>

• Sunny Delight

  published August 1, 2002

  It's daunting to hear that John Sayles' new film Sunshine State is almost two and a half hours long and consists mostly of calm... More >>

• Bet on Black

  published July 4, 2002

  Like a Jawbreaker that changes color every few seconds that you suck it, MIIB: Men in Black II delivers a quick buzz, lots of stuff to look... More >>

• Unholy Communion

  published June 27, 2002

  If it's possible for a film to be simultaneously ambitious and banal, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is it. There's little here we... More >>

• Enough Already

  published May 23, 2002

  It's very tempting to not just dismiss Enough, the latest bill-paying gig by Michael Apted (Enigma) starring Jennifer Lopez, but... More >>

• Shadows of the Empire

  published May 16, 2002

  Three years have passed since The Phantom Menace thrilled some and infuriated others, yet the schism in the Church of Lucas remains.... More >>

• Flat Lyne

  published May 9, 2002

  To the woman who broke Adrian Lyne's heart all those years ago: Stop what you're doing right this minute. Drop everything, pick up the phone and... More >>

• Rock in Role

  published April 18, 2002

  Say this about World Wrestling Federation Entertainment head honcho Vince McMahon: He knows what his fans want. Few movies have ever been as... More >>

• A Sad Smile

  published April 11, 2002

  Call it the art-house, or thinking person's, Ocean's Eleven. If you're in the mood for an all-star ensemble but prefer conversation and... More >>

• Arabian Nightmare

  published March 28, 2002

  It would be easy, and tempting, to hail Kandahar as a masterpiece without even seeing it: It's a foreign film, it takes on social issues,... More >>