Camp charms, but it needs less talking and more singing
By Robert Wilonsky,
August 21, 2003
The praising of Hollywood summertime cinema is the pastime of pale critics who, come late July, start to wonder what the strange yellow orb is... More>>
Stephen Frears delivers accidental tourists caught up in Dirty Pretty Things
By Gregory Weinkauf,
August 14, 2003
It's a great pleasure to behold a chunk of art that's both dank and fresh at the same time, and this appraisal perfectly fits the superb Dirty... More>>
Ah, Paris -- City of Light, of Love, of Liver Damage and Lung Cancer. C'est formidable, non? Who in need of a posh vacation would turn down the... More>>
Ken Loach's look at working-class adolescents pulls no punches, and offers no happy endings
By Bill Gallo,
August 07, 2003
The hero of Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen is an isolated teenager mired in a gray Scottish slum with only a vague dream of family life to sustain... More>>
Jen and Ben get Gigli with it, and -- lucky us! -- we get to watch.
By Luke Y. Thompson,
July 31, 2003
For a few minutes, at least, things don't look so bad. Watching Ben Affleck swagger around as the thuggish title character of Gigli ("Rhymes with... More>>
Seabiscuit is a different breed of summer "ride" movie
By Jean Oppenheimer,
July 24, 2003
The novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald asserted that "There are no second acts in American lives." But a horse named Seabiscuit and the three disparate... More>>
Michael Bay's back with Will and Martin, and the result is exactly what you'd expect
By Luke Y. Thompson,
July 17, 2003
There's something to be said for a movie that's honest enough to transcribe dialogue that must have emanated from the director's mouth, and make... More>>
Lezbosagogo's Angela Pulliam and India wish they could live in Depp's world
By Tony Ortega,
July 17, 2003
Considering the unexpected amorous complexities of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, perhaps it was auspicious to take a... More>>
In the slick and handsome Pirates of the Caribbean, more is somehow less
By Gregory Weinkauf,
July 10, 2003
To prepare for reviewing Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, I did the obvious research: I watched Yellowbeard again. Yes,... More>>
Who would have thought -- a compelling film about spelling!
By Luke Y. Thompson,
July 10, 2003
If you're reading this paper, chances are you're more literate than the average American. If you're reading the film reviews, it's also likely... More>>
Local comedian Jimmy Danelli gets a rise from the machines
By Tony Ortega,
July 10, 2003
For some reason, the local promotions firm putting on a preview screening of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines last week figured it would be a... More>>
Much like "hilarious Islamic comedy" or "sublime Affleck picture," the term "terrific second sequel" isn't bandied about too much. Name one. Took... More>>
Brad Pitt gets animated in a movie that's not -- not really
By Robert Wilonsky,
July 03, 2003
DreamWorks' Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas pulls into port but a week before Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black... More>>
Charlie's high-flying heroines kick ass, but not the sequel syndrome.
By Luke Y. Thompson,
June 26, 2003
As the Columbia Pictures logo looms large in frame till its torch becomes the focal point, we find ourselves in what appears to be a tent full of... More>>
