Email Author Gregory Weinkauf

2002 Stories by Gregory Weinkauf

• 'Tis a Foine, Foine Loife

  published December 19, 2002

  People in showbiz do weird things to prove their credibility. Starlets pose for skin mags, actors start rock bands, rockers become sitcoms,... More >>

• Orc Chops

  published December 19, 2002

  Fantasy is at its best when it ennobles our reality, and at the movies this year no fantastic adventure towers above The Lord of the Rings:... More >>

• Hot? Not.

  published December 12, 2002

  If you already know that female and male humans employ somewhat different strategies for relieving themselves of liquid waste, you're in for no... More >>

• Off Balance

  published December 5, 2002

  Transcribed verbatim from the DVD commentary track of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, here's an informative sci-fi concept from... More >>

• Sorrow's Child

  published November 28, 2002

  Being of the minority who did not worship Schindler's List (vital message, tedious movie), it's easy to feel skeptical of the preachy... More >>

• Wonder Boy

  published November 14, 2002

  Do, you wish to know if Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is as good as the first Harry Potter movie. Is it as charming,... More >>

• Queen of Pain

  published October 31, 2002

  With Frida, the story of profoundly passionate and uncompromising Mexican-Jewish painter Frida Kahlo, it's evident that a few folks... More >>

• Fly Spy

  published October 31, 2002

  Now here's an innovative narrative: Two shticky goofs of different races get stuck with a ridiculous mission and must overcome their mutual... More >>

• Gory Good Fun

  published October 24, 2002

  Producer Joel Silver makes movies to win audiences, not awards, and Ghost Ship -- created under the Dark Castle horror banner with... More >>

• Tapeheads

  published October 17, 2002

  Such like a psychic, a cinema critic must look through a movie and see the other side. In the case of the new thriller The... More >>

• To Die For

  published October 17, 2002

  Death is too often taken literally, and this unfortunate perspective is sustained by much cinema, despite the medium's dubious kiss of... More >>

• Son Set

  published October 10, 2002

  Those Reservoir Dogs are proving hard to shake, and in Knockaround Guys, which could be renamed Knockoff Guys, the... More >>

• Flesh for Fantasy

  published October 3, 2002

  The not-so-great American pastime of serial killing has splattered pop culture in recent years, but from the biopics of America's Most Unwanted to... More >>

• A Friend in Need

  published August 15, 2002

  Sometimes when a director shoots at a barn, the satisfaction comes in simply watching him hit it dead center. So it is with The Good... More >>

• Fight the Powers

  published July 25, 2002

  Not much has changed in the 11 years since Mike Myers used the first Wayne's World movies as a personal launchpad, only tipping his James... More >>

• Sub: Par

  published July 18, 2002

  Of all the A-list men playing dedicated authority figures, Star Wars alums Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson remain among the most amusing and... More >>

• When Greek Meets Geek

  published July 11, 2002

  If there's any truth to reincarnation, the spirit of Napoleon may walk among us today. It's not unreasonable to conjecture that he has taken up... More >>

• Kicking Lasses

  published July 4, 2002

  In her recent book, Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, journalist Rachel Simmons hits a very topical nail squarely on... More >>

• Rock Me, Again

  published July 4, 2002

  Ah, jealousy. Scourge of the spirit and seed of countless wicked plots, the green-eyed beast guarantees gripping drama. Celebrated British... More >>

• Poi Dog Pondering

  published June 20, 2002

  It's a nice surprise when a seemingly innocuous cartoon inspires inner critical debate. For fun, let's let the coldly cynical voice speak... More >>

• Seek and Ye Shall Find

  published May 30, 2002

  The first generation to be labeled with a letter suffered through some serious metaphysical shit in the '90s (if you doubt this, try listening to... More >>

• Oscar-Worthy

  published May 23, 2002

  The plot of The Importance of Being Earnest, for those unfortunates who've missed it these past 109 years, goes something like this:... More >>

• World Wide Web

  published May 2, 2002

  Kick a boy enough times, and he'll become a man. The question is, of what sort? In his long-awaited feature portrait of the comic-book hero... More >>

• Jason Goes to Space

  published April 25, 2002

  From the get-go, there has been an appealing pugnacity to the Friday the 13th horror movies. Sure, this enduring franchise launched in 1980... More >>

• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  published March 28, 2002

  It's readily apparent that Danny DeVito's Death to Smoochy deals with a thoroughly debauched children's television host (Robin... More >>