Adam Sandler Channels Capra
Adam Sandler channels Capra by remaking a classic — and trying to be more than just an affable jerk. It mostly works.
Reviews
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Let’s face it; no matter where you went to school, Junior High was a crappy time for everybody. Hormones flying, and you think you’re an […]
Minority Report Fails
Minority Report fails to be the groundbreaking science fiction film it pretends to be, despite some isolated good moments.
Lilo & Stitch Has Heart
Lilo & Stitch has heart, charm, and Elvis music. The combination infuses new life into traditional Disney animation.
Windtalkers Doesn’t Blow Smoke
Yes, though uneven, Windtalkers doesn’t blow smoke in its depiction of war. That wartime romance and racism, though, feels a little cliche.
Scooby Doo Review!
In this Scooby Doo review, you’ll learn to love the cowardly great dane, too! If not, you can just shoo! I’m out of rhymes.
Insomnia Offers Smart Thrills
Insomnia offers smart thrills as Al Pacino and Robin Williams match wits in a land where the sun never sets.
Review: ‘Attack Of The Clones’
It has been a dark time for the republic of fandom. The Trade Federation/Marketing Division, wielding an army of 5,000,000 unsold Jar Jar Binks action […]
Review: The New Guy
The best of our filmmakers have never lost touch with their inner child. That sense of wonder has contributed to some of cinema’s finest moments. […]
Review: ‘Spider-Man’
Is he strong? Listen, bud, He’s got genetically-altered blood. Okay, so it doesn’t quite have the same rhythm, but Sam Raimi and David Koepp had […]
Justice League: Legends Part 2
When we last saw our heroes, Green Lantern, Flash, Hawk Girl and Martian Manhunter had been pushed into an alternate Earth where their comic book […]
Jason X Spaced Out Fun
You have to respect a killer so dedicated to his craft that he tries never to kill the same way twice. At least, not twice in one movie.
Review: The Salton Sea
Once upon a time, the Fridays just pre- and post- summer were the time to open star-powered pictures with moderate budgets and decent scripts, but […]
Justice League: Legends Part 1
Of all the episodes of Justice League this season, this one may have been the most highly anticipated. What started out as a Justice League […]
Review: The Scorpion King
When last we left The Scorpion King, he had been horribly mutated by the Egyptian god Anubis into a bad CGI villain, and ended up […]
Justice League: Fury Part 2
Last week on Justice League, the adopted Amazonian turned zealot, Aresia, had assembled a rogues gallery of criminals to help her carry out her plan […]
Frailty Fails To Impress
Mixing together trends from the late ’90s: angels, ’70s nostalgia, X-Files, and unreliable narration, Frailty feels amateurish.
Review: The Sweetest Thing
The last five or so years have seen a revival and subsequent landslide of gross-out sex comedies. Most sucked. One that didn’t was There’s Something […]
Justice League: Fury Part 1
This week in Justice League brings us our first super team of villains. Star Sapphire, Solomon Grundy, The Shade, Copperhead, and Tsukuri are all led […]
Panic Room Feels Secure
Writer David Koepp builds the most secure closet he can and throws two women in it without ever allowing the action to stagnate.
