Middle-aged Diane Keaton wins Jack Nicholson away from the young'uns in Something's Gotta Give
By Luke Y. Thompson,
December 11, 2003
Let's get the obvious out of the way first: Something's Gotta Give is a film designed to appeal to older women, and it very likely will. Diane... More>>
The idiots what brung you Dumb and Dumber ain't funny no more
By Luke Y. Thompson,
December 11, 2003
Remember the Farrelly brothers? Makers of Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary? Known for crossing the line of good taste and making... More>>
What a bad feeling -- and taste -- Honey leaves behind
By Robert Wilonsky,
December 04, 2003
Honey is one of those movies you will see (or not, whatever), swear you've seen before in several other guises and incarnations, then immediately... More>>
The Missing misses plenty, except ancient prejudices
By Robert Wilonsky,
November 27, 2003
In director Ron Howard's The Missing, Tommy Lee Jones's Samuel Jones takes his place among the oldest archetypes in the western genre: the white... More>>
On his maiden voyage, veteran director Peter Weir masters the sea epic
By Gregory Weinkauf,
November 13, 2003
Russell Crowe to his agent: "More Oscar-bait. Now." Agent, considering his cut of Crowe's $20 million payday: "Yes, sir."
A possible scenario,... More>>
In the annals of fraud and fakery, a discredited ex-magazine reporter named Stephen Glass will likely wind up a mere footnote. The people who... More>>
Revolutions runs a playful joyride through a nifty vision of hell
By Gregory Weinkauf,
November 06, 2003
A not terribly long time ago in an uninhabitable galaxy called Burbank, a generally astute movie studio founded by four Polish siblings alienated... More>>
Richard Curtis is in Love with love, so what's new?
By Robert Wilonsky,
November 06, 2003
With its soundtrack stockpiled with songs of romance and Christmas and a screenplay by the man who wrote Bridget Jones's Diary, Four Weddings and... More>>
Jane Campion guides Meg Ryan through a stunning career transformation In the Cut
By Gregory Weinkauf,
October 30, 2003
Remember that silly little-girl version of Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally, snuffling "I'm difficult!" through a charming tantrum? Well, make it... More>>
One man's deceptions help to highlight our own flaws in The Human Stain
By Bill Gallo,
October 30, 2003
The riddles of identity that drive and disturb Philip Roth's impressive body of fiction usually focus on contemporary Jewish characters whose... More>>
Cuba gives a loud performance in the mawkish Radio
By Bill Gallo,
October 23, 2003
What a new feel-good sports movie called Radio contrives to move us is just fine -- that's what feel-good sports movies are supposed to do. That... More>>