Eddie Murphy plays Daddy, once more, just be-'Cos'
By Robert Wilonsky,
May 08, 2003
Long ago Eddie Murphy had grown tired of Eddie Murphy parts: the fast-talking high-jiver, the preening put-on. Even before he began parodying... More>>
Raising Victor Vargas draws remarkable performances from an untrained cast
By Jean Oppenheimer,
May 01, 2003
It is rare to find a film that defies one's expectations as sweetly and satisfyingly as this coming-of-age comedy-drama from first-time feature... More>>
"I'm guessing this is pretty much the point of this movie, the reason it was made," says Bob Hoag, sounding disappointed.
The lead singer of Go... More>>
Irréversible desperately attempts to turn the world upside down
By Gregory Weinkauf,
April 24, 2003
In nature, living things prey upon each other all the time. Humanity, on the other hand, has a choice. It's flouting this choice that turns on... More>>
Edward Burns rounds up the all-stars for a Confidence game
By Robert Wilonsky,
April 24, 2003
In Confidence, Edward Burns plays Jake Vig, a con artist whose body temperature runs a few degrees below normal. Even when things seem to go bad,... More>>
Neil Jordan and Nick Nolte pull off a twitchy Gallic heist
By Gregory Weinkauf,
April 24, 2003
Imagine a large, dead Saint Bernard with its bones removed. Then visualize a hefty bellows inserted into it from behind, with a gorilla hopping... More>>
Waiting for a limo to pull up and an entourage to spill out, you can't help wondering how many tickets New Times is going to have to buy to get... More>>
When bad things happen to good kids, their Luck always holds
By Robert Wilonsky,
April 17, 2003
Better Luck Tomorrow, about Asian-American high schoolers making good grades but up to no good, arrives with the furor (albeit minor -- a rumpus,... More>>
It's no art movie, but Bulletproof Monk finally gives American audiences the real Chow Yun-Fat
By Andy Klein,
April 17, 2003
Bulletproof Monk may not be high art, but at least it has the distinction of being the first Hollywood production that gives an inkling of why... More>>
In Laurel Canyon, a little erotic temptation proves good for the soul
By Luke Y. Thompson,
April 17, 2003
When you see a glamorous movie star like Kate Beckinsale tying her hair back and wearing glasses, it's sure-fire shorthand that she's an uptight... More>>
Unlike John Nash, Spider sees little triumph over schizophrenia
By Bill Gallo,
April 10, 2003
Director David Cronenberg has led his loyal fans down some pretty spooky corridors, including the telepathic netherworld of Scanners, the violent... More>>
Robert Duvall's vanity project Assassination Tango wastes his time and ours
By Luke Y. Thompson,
April 10, 2003
In 1997's The Apostle, Robert Duvall took on a subject near and dear to his heart: Southern Pentecostal preachers. No one would make the film for... More>>
Colin Farrell's stuck in a Phone Booth. Shoot, already.
By Robert Wilonsky,
April 03, 2003
A man, peering through the scope of a sniper's rifle muffled by a silencer, holds hostage someone he considers an evildoer. They communicate via... More>>
Gurinder Chadha scores with a sporty crowd-pleaser
By Gregory Weinkauf,
April 03, 2003
It was only in 1967 that Great Britain struck from its jurisprudence the "common scold," essentially a crime of catty insolence for which the... More>>
Oh, look – another bad John Travolta movie. How original.
By Robert Wilonsky,
March 27, 2003
It's hard to believe they were originally going to release Basic before bombs started falling over Baghdad; if it isn't the worst movie of 2003... More>>
There's more to Stephen King's Dreamcatcher than will fit in its confusing cinematic adaptation
By Andy Klein,
March 20, 2003
Lawrence Kasdan directs and co-writes (with William Goldman) Dreamcatcher, the latest addition to the Stephen King adaptation genre, currently at... More>>
Piglet's BIG Movie provokes unprecedented sociological insights
By Gregory Weinkauf,
March 20, 2003
He's charming, yes. Humble and loyal. But who is Piglet, really? As the modern world violently shifts beneath our feet, it's time to reexamine... More>>
Against all odds – and several plot implausibilities – director William Friedkin stages a comeback
By Andy Klein,
March 13, 2003
The Hunted pits Tommy Lee Jones versus Benicio Del Toro in a battle of hand-to-hand, wit-to-wit fighting skills. Frankly, my money would be on... More>>
