Zach Braff’s Garden State is the kind of small treasure that drops in theaters once or twice a year. It’s a small film with a big message, and because of that it will have you thinking about it for days after you see it. It’s a film about relationships and… Continue reading
Movie dorks area special kind of breed. Perhaps their greatest accomplishment is capturing the hearts of women who would otherwise step all over them like Lou Piniella and first base (for the baseball junkies). Napoleon Dynamite, based on the crowd at last night’s screening, is no exception, and for the… Continue reading
Saved! is a real gem in today’s movie market. It manages to be smart and funny so effortlessly that it is almost mind-boggling at times. No wonder it got a limited release! I sat through this film with a perma-smile, and just thinking about it still makes me laugh. Mary… Continue reading
The Terminal is a gentle film, and oftentimes hilarious. Like Secret Window was a gallery of Johnny Depp’s acting skills, The Terminal is the Tom Hanks show. This is the kind of film that you won’t believe is being released at the beginning of the summer movie season. It seems… Continue reading
Oh how torn I am about this film. Let it be known from the beginning that I have tremendous respect for Jim Jarmusch and what he has done for independent film making. He has always had an effortless knack for combining the weird and black and white to create truly… Continue reading
To judge Soul Plane on its film making merits would be a total waste of time. This is clearly a film that is out to get only one thing: laughs. It will use any stereotype, any bizarre situation, and any bathroom humor to do so. Surprisingly enough (in fact, I… Continue reading
Shrek 2 continues its original’s wacky take on fairy tales, and I think this one has even one-upped it with the inclusion of Prince Charming, Fairy Godmother, King, Queen, and Puss In Boots. The opportunity for creative laughter is immense here, and Shrek 2 succeeds. The film picks up where… Continue reading
The numerous fundamental flaws in Envy seem like they should have been caught in the earliest of draft stages for the script. They weren’t, and DreamWorks knew it. After a year of collecting dust in the DreamWorks basement, it will likely do the same thing at your local Best Buy… Continue reading
High school sucked. I’m rarely shy about that opinion, and The Girl Next Door gives a pretty good visual interpretation of why high school is a rough time for many. Moronic athletes, feeling left out, and never, ever, winning over the pretty girl. The film is surprisingly good, perhaps because… Continue reading
Jersey Girl emerges as Kevin Smith’s most polished effort to date, but not his funniest. Smith takes on his new-found fatherhood in the film, and the results are surprisingly sweet and heartfelt. The film opens with Ollie (Affleck) and Gertrude (Lopez) taking a trip from New York City back to… Continue reading