The dark Buffalo Soldiers may be one of the year's best
By Luke Y. Thompson,
August 07, 2003
Military clerk Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix) is something of a modern-day Sergeant Bilko. Anything you need, he can get. Any scam that's possible,... More>>
Seabiscuit is a good enough breed to overtake other summer movies
By Jean Oppenheimer,
July 24, 2003
Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald asserted that "There are no second acts in American lives." But a horse named Seabiscuit and the three disparate men... More>>
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over continues a fine tradition of turning third installments of film series into three-dimensional efforts; Amityville 3-D... More>>
When it comes to movies for Mandy, Moore isn't better
By Bill Gallo,
July 17, 2003
So much for those crackpot theories about flighty teenagers and their short attention spans. For four long years now the bland pop star Mandy... More>>
In Johnny and the crew's slick and handsome Pirates of the Caribbean, more is somehow less
By Gregory Weinkauf,
July 10, 2003
To prepare for reviewing Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, I did the obvious research: I watched Yellowbeard again. Yes,... More>>
If, in keeping with current fads, you seek movies featuring females kicking a bunch of ass, your appetite will be tended (and cultivated) at the... More>>
Arnold's reprogrammed -- Terminator 3 isn't. But it is fun.
By Gregory Weinkauf,
July 03, 2003
Much like "hilarious Islamic comedy" or "sublime Affleck picture," the term "terrific second sequel" isn't bandied about too much. Name one. Took... More>>
ABC-TV has penciled in to its 2004 schedule a series based upon the 2001 film Legally Blonde, for which a pilot has been shot starring someone... More>>
Charlie’s high-flying heroines kick ass, but not the sequel syndrome
By Luke Y. Thompson,
June 26, 2003
As the Columbia Pictures logo looms large in frame till its torch becomes the focal point, we find ourselves in what appears to be a tent full of... More>>
Danny Boyle gets his mojo back in the dig-vid zombie flick 28 Days Later
By Luke Y. Thompson,
June 26, 2003
It's the end of the world as we know it, and it's all PETA's fault.
Oh, we humored those wacky vegan extremists when they threw paint at rich... More>>
In Ang Lee's Hulk, the big green guy gets existential
By Bill Gallo,
June 19, 2003
He's 12 feet tall. He's ripped. He's quick as a tiger and fierce as a dragon. Lit by his fury to a dull green glow, the guy is sheer, boundless... More>>