On the most under-hyped movie weekend of the year, just between Shrek 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, what’s a cinephile to do? Roland Emmerich answers that, by reminding us that nothing screams Friday night like a good old-fashioned disaster movie. In the vein of large-scale dis...
Peter Pan is a bag of mixed nuts. While the film looks and sounds good, underneath it all, there's not much to hold on to. As with any work of classic literature that's been put to screen several times, it's not whether or not you can tell the story, it's how you do it. P.J. Hogan's Pan...
The board is set. The pieces are moving…We come to it at last….
One of the most anticipated cinematic events in history, and undoubtedly the most anticipated of the year is finally upon us. After three long years and long hours watching and re-watching the first two films, Peter Jackso...
Bob (Matt Damon) and Walt (Greg Kinnear) are conjoined twins from a small fishing town. They've grown to adulthood joined at the waist, under the promise never to hold each other back. Bob has become a timid but sweet short order cook who's prone to panic attacks and Walt has become the smartly dr...
Admittedly, I was concerned about this film beforehand. While I think Tom Cruise is one of the best mega-star actors Hollywood has to offer, I was concerned that The Last Samurai could do for him what Braveheart did for Mel Gibson and Gladiator did for Russell Crowe: swell thei...
I admire the courage of anyone who attempts to recapture the spirit of the classic Warner Bros. cartoons in the 21st century, which is why it had me cringing in uncertainty when I first heard the details about this film. There is a fine line between homage and corporate butchery, and these days, we...
The Matrix was 1999's sleeper hit that redefined what was possible in the world of film. It was a revolutionary, groundbreaking masterpiece hailed by sci-fi geeks and critics world-wide. Then, in May of 2003, those who had heralded praise for the original were divided into two groups. T...
In the world of independent film, Kevin Smith emerged as a cult hero in 1994 with Clerks, a comedy about people who stand around a convenience store and talk. The movie was a huge success shot on a budget of pocket change ($24 000), and cemented Smith as a genuinely gifted writer/director. Three y...
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