The brutal, brilliant City of God takes us inside Rio de Janeiro's urban decay
By Jean Oppenheimer,
March 06, 2003
Ever since Amores Perros burst onto the international scene two years ago, Latin American cinema has been experiencing one of the most fertile... More>>
Antoine Fuqua and Bruce Willis lend nobility to brutes
By Gregory Weinkauf,
March 06, 2003
John Shaft went to Africa, so why shouldn't Die Hard's John McClane? In the new action romp Tears of the Sun, Bruce Willis undertakes a jungle... More>>
Steve Martin almost gets Down with Queen Latifah, but the two mostly strike out
By Luke Y. Thompson,
March 06, 2003
You know Internet dating's become totally mainstream when Disney cranks out a bland comedy featuring a randomly selected pair of mismatched stars... More>>
A POW movie to please everyone? It just might have happened.
By Luke Y. Thompson,
February 27, 2003
Thinking about contemporary war movies, it's hard to bring to mind one that doesn't offend some group or another. If it's a "war is hell" movie... More>>
Someone's got to say it, so let's start here: We've underestimated Will Ferrell.
Honestly, it wasn't that hard to do. His Saturday Night Live... More>>
Ron Shelton combines Ellroy and Ayer to get a familiar bad-cop movie in which L.A. burns
By Robert Wilonsky,
February 20, 2003
Dark Blue, according to its credits, is based upon a story by Los Angeles-born author James Ellroy, who pens grisly and guilt-ridden pulp-noir... More>>
Kevin isn't the only thing Spacey in this overlong death-penalty drama
By Luke Y. Thompson,
February 20, 2003
Right-wing pundits will be coming out of the woodwork to holler about this one. Bad enough, they'll say, that The Life of David Gale attacks the... More>>
Jungle fever fails to fully catch hold again in this routine sequel
By Andy Klein,
February 13, 2003
Anybody who's cracked open a recent Disney G-rated DVD has probably witnessed the ultimate in sequelmania: On Lilo & Stitch, for instance, the... More>>
Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan are Knights fallen on their arses
By Robert Wilonsky,
February 13, 2003
If nothing else, because there's nothing else to this movie, Shanghai Knights allows Jackie Chan, he of halting dialogue and poetic movement, to... More>>
Daredevil is a grown-up adaptation, but still too two-dimensional
By Robert Wilonsky,
February 13, 2003
The fanboy suckled at the teat of comic-book writer-artist Frank Miller, circa 1980-81, will be satisfied, for the most part, with this cinematic... More>>
Kate gets the hard sell in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
By Gregory Weinkauf,
February 06, 2003
A staire & Rogers. Hepburn & Tracy. Heck, Ball & Arnaz, Houston & Washington or Vardalos & Corbett. Over the decades, Hollywood has proven that... More>>
Gary Hardwick fails to Deliver Us From mediocre comedies
By Luke Y. Thompson,
February 06, 2003
Director Gary Hardwick's first film, The Brothers, was a refreshing take on the single black man romantic comedy, offering a surprisingly mature... More>>
Biker Boyz is furious, but it ain't fast, which is a real drag
By Robert Wilonsky,
January 30, 2003
First off, make no mistake: Biker Boyz is not, and has no intentions of being, The Fast and the Furious on two wheels, which will be considered a... More>>
There's fresh meat for the Reaper in Final Destination 2
By Gregory Weinkauf,
January 30, 2003
Let's start with two raves and a beef. Final Destination 2 is a tight, rockin' popcorn flick packed with nasty kicks. It's also a rare beast, a... More>>
George Clooney impressively toys with the twisted delusions of a game-show producer
By Bill Gallo,
January 23, 2003
Compiled in the cold light of day, the sum of Chuck Barris' contributions to American culture are the Top 40 ditty "Palisades Park," which he... More>>
These are the dog days of January, the poor, put-upon month used by studios as a dumping ground for product considered too lethally toxic for... More>>
The big-screen gals of cinema 2003 will keep you watching
By Gregory Weinkauf,
January 16, 2003
Let's start this movie year off right. Let's talk about women. In film, that is. Oftentimes, women in film act a lot like men in film. (Behold,... More>>
