Musical Rated NR
“…an homage to/butchering of classic Hollywood musical tropes.”
Documentary Rated R
This Film Is Not Yet Rated, an expose of the ridiculous movie rating system run by the Motion Picture Association of America, is a much-needed muckraking documentary that rakes the wrong muck. It’s not that director Kirby Dick’s arguments – that the MPAA ratings board favors studio movies over independent ones, that it is much
Family Rated PG
It is no coincidence that the mermaid heroine of Aquamarine looks like a Barbie doll, for this is a sparkly endorsement of what can best be described as Barbie culture – that cruel world, governed by image-conscious magazines such as Teen Vogue, in which self-respect comes via a makeover. Two quirky best friends (Emma Roberts
Horror Rated R
Thanks to the surprise success of the 1998 original, based on the Marvel comic book series about a half-human/half-vampire superhero (Wesley Snipes), this sequel boasts bigger sets, snazzier special effects and a “name” director in Mexico’s Guillermo del Toro (Mimic, The Devil’s Backbone). Unfortunately, it shares its predecessor’s relentless fascination with blood and guts. Unless
Wesley Snipes’ baritone growl hits new depths in this third entry in the vampire-hunting series. Forget sunlight – at this point Blade could almost smooth-talk his enemies into an eternal slumber, like a cross between Abraham Van Helsing and Barry White. By far the lightest entry in the series, Blade: Trinity tries to adopt a
Drama Rated NR
“One of those seminal works without which modern movies wouldn’t exist…”
Action/Adventure Rated PG
“…retains the gee-whiz geniality of the original while still going in interesting new directions.”
Action/Adventure Rated R
“Those nightmares we’ve all had about being chased by some relentless, unstoppable monster? This is the movie adaptation.”
George Lucas’ first film is a curious counterpart to his beloved space saga, at least in form if not in tone. If the Star Wars movies are adolescent joy rides, this is a joyless exercise in cinematic precision. For this director’s cut, Lucas has left the basic narrative intact – Robert Duvall plays the title
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
This remake of The Poseidon Adventure is an homage to the disaster movies of the 1970s that captures the genre’s awfulness all too well. Those pictures were usually pretty bad and Poseidon is, too. Josh Lucas anchors the ensemble cast as a former sailor turned professional gambler aboard a gargantuan cruise liner that is capsized
