Drama Rated PG
“…a salute to anyone who reports for a living.”
Drama Rated R
Mercy certainly surrounds the title heroine of this eye-opening independent drama, which charts a Colombian girl’s odyssey from factory labor to drug smuggling to the streets of New York City. To survive what she does takes something from above. Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno plays Maria as a stubborn and willful firebrand, ultimately making the
Horror Rated R
Sam Raimi’s third Evil Dead entry, in which our reluctant stud hero Ash (cult figure Bruce Campbell) must fight the requisite demons in the 14th century. Raimi and his camera never slow down, which is good because many of the gags don’t stand up to scrutiny. Still, his effects manage some nice nods to the
Documentary Rated NR
For his stinging but helplessly affectionate look at America’s fast-food habits, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock spent 30 days eating only at McDonald’s. The results are both instructive and hilarious, thanks to Spurlock’s conflicted stance on the subject – he loves burgers as much as the next guy. Super Size Me makes a strong case that we’re
Comedy Rated PG-13
If this had a sell-by date, it would be 12/31/05. Any viewing after then may cause food poisoning. The freshest film to be lampooned is Brokeback Mountain and Brokeback jokes were already old before the 2006 Oscars. Much of the first third of the picture is modeled on 2004’s The Grudge, and the targets only
A breezy, often bizarre animated feature straight from the id of writer-director Sylvain Chomet. The story follows a morose little boy who becomes a world-class bicyclist under the rigorous training of his grandmother, but that’s just a basic premise. Chomet’s sensibility, brought to life through a rough drawing style resembling lovely scribbles, combines an eye
A sweet romance in a tasteless joke’s clothing, the Farrelly brothers’ latest farce follows a self-deluded skirt-chaser (Jack Black) who is hypnotized so that he sees people for their inner beauty; hence the overweight Peace Corps volunteer he meets looks to him like Gwyneth Paltrow. If this makes you uncomfortable, it’s supposed to – Shallow
Comedy Rated R
Amanda Peet stars as the object of affection for three best friends, each of whom is as lame as he is despicable (one guy refers to his apartment as a “stabbin’ cabin”). The movie tries to put a feminist twist on things at the end by having Peet dump the trio, but I’m not sure
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
“…what’s good about The Phantom Menace is what’s always been good about Star Wars.”
Family Rated G
A labored attempt to cash in on the legacy of 1979’s classic children’s film The Black Stallion, this Imax feature falls short even in visual terms. In what amounts to a prequel, a young girl (Biana G. Tamimi) in 1947 North Africa befriends a black colt and enters it into a prestigious local race. In
