Description:
Reviews of movies. (Moderated)
|
|
|
Review: Boy A (2007)
|
| |
Boy A (2007) 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed by Tom Elce Directed by John Crowley Cast: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Siobhan Finneran, Alfie Owen, Shaun Evans, Taylor Doherty, Skye Bennett, Josef Altin, Dudley Brewis, Leigh Symonds, Maria Gough, Jeremy Swift, Katie Lyons, Anthony Lewis, Helen Wilding, Steven Pacey, Iris Sharple... more »
|
|
|
Retrospective: The Thin Man (1934)
|
| |
THE THIN MAN (1934) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia RATING: Four stars "The Thin Man" is a film that most will admire but few will think it is based on any given reality, hence, the beauty of most Hollywood movies of the 30's and 40's. Among my favorites of these periods were "His Girl Friday" (which no one can top for rapid-fire dialogue) and... more »
|
|
|
Review: The Happening (2008)
|
| |
The Happening 2008 90 minutes Rated R by Scott Mendelson Critics were wrong on Speed Racer, wrong on Wanted, wrong on Hancock. What about one of the alleged super-turds of the summer? Well... they aren't completely wrong, but there is hope. First of all, two very important things about The Happening...... more »
|
|
|
Review: The Dark Knight (2008)
|
| |
The Dark Knight 2008 152 minutes Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and some menace.) by Scott Mendelson The Dark Knight is above all an emotionally and physically draining roller coaster ride and morality play. In most circles, expectations are nothing short of all-time greatness, but writer/director Chris... more »
|
|
|
Review: Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army (2008)
|
| |
"Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" -- It's Clobbering Time by Homer Yen (c) 2008 Sure, I know. That phrase ("it's clobbering time) is credited to The Thing of the Fantastic Four. But, that guy is a pipsqueak compared to Hellboy. In fact, in many ways, most of the superhero or comic book films this year are girlie compared to the... more »
|
|
|
Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
|
| |
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (2008) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper) CAPSULE: Fun as thrill ride, but surprisingly poor as film, this is a story of three modern reluctant explorers who find out that the center of the Earth is just as Jules Verne described it with a lot of... more »
|
|
|
Retrospective: Skidoo (1968)
|
| |
SKIDOO (1968) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia RATING: One star When you have a top-notch director like Otto Preminger and a great, able comic cast that includes Jackie Gleason, Groucho Marx and Carol Channing, you should expect fireworks. You expect at least a good comedy with a few laughs. You don't expect a haphazard effrontery to... more »
|
|
|
Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
|
| |
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (a film review by Mark R. Leeper) CAPSULE: Guillermo del Toro makes great horror films like CRONOS and PAN'S LABYRINTH. His graphic novel films are just not his best work. HELLBOY II's visual images are spectacular and the film is full of fights... more »
|
|
|
Review: Hancock (2008)
|
| |
HANCOCK A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2008 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ** HANCOCK is a disappointing mishmash. Featuring the very bankable star Will Smith, the movie will undoubtedly make a mint at the box office during this long Independence Day weekend, but it shouldn't, since it is only... more »
|
|
|
Review: Around the Bay (2008)
|
| |
AROUND THE BAY A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2008 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): *** AROUND THE BAY is a slow, minimalistic drama that doesn't demand much of its viewers other than a bit of patience. Some people at my screening gave up on it early on, which is a shame. They'll never know what they missed,... more »
|
|
|
