Archive for November, 2007
Pity for Tom Cruise? I think not
To anyone who bothered to see the simply wretched “Lions for Lambs,” please accept my most honest apology, even whether i didn’t have anything to do with the making of it. Luckily, it seems nearly no one made that mistake.It seems that the flick, the first for Mr. Cruise and producing partner Paula …
DVD Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Disney, DVD Reviews, Home Entertainment, Remakes and SequelsAs you’re no doubt aware by now, I’m a big fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. At that point, you either love the series or you’re completely disinterested in the franchise, so I’m guessin…
DVD Review: Futurama: Bender’s Big Score
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Theatrical Reviews, DVD Reviews, Fandom, 20th Century Fox, Home Entertainment, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsAsking me to review a brand-new Futurama movie is like asking a junkie to write an composition about crack cocaine: It’ll be e…
Awards season already? Get in the Spirit
It does seem awfully early for that, but two groups have just launched the opening salvos in kudos season, with the Spirit Awards announcing its nominations and the Gothams simply skipping right to the winners.My first thought in looking at the Spirit Best Feature nominees was a bit of depression th…
Neuroses surround “Margot at the Wedding”
At the outset of the 2007 New York Film Festival, Rex Reed, now toiling for the New York Observer, panned the three biggest flicks, “Darjeeling Limited”, “Margot at the Wedding” and “I’m Not There”, under the headline “Wes is More: Pretension Pollutes the New York Film Festival.” It was a very enter…
A trip into Frank Darabont’s often-magical “Mist”
For one of Stephen King’s shortest works, it’s amazing just how much “The Mist” manages to capture all of his strengths and faults in one glass, and what Frank Darabont does in mixing them up makes for one of the best horror movies I’ve seen in many years (which, given the state of horror flicks now…
A great movie resource for parents … and everyone else too
Nell Minow, who has been Yahoo’s “Movie Mom” for years now, has now taken the title with her for her own blog/review site, a welcome addition to the wide Web of film criticism.Now, don’t let the title Movie Mom scare you, or the fact that her blog is part of the Beliefnet Christian Web site. Though …
