Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Complete Series
October 26, 2007
Easily one of the most anticipated and hyped television shows to debut in the 2006-2007 season was Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the brainchild of Aaron Sorkin, the creative force behind The West Wing. It promised to be a smart, insightful and funny...
Syriana
June 27, 2006
If there’s one good thing that has come out of George W. Bush’s presidency it is a wealth of politically and socially-minded art in response to his unpopular regime. Leading the charge, in Hollywood at least, is George Clooney who has positioned himself...
Melinda and Melinda
February 4, 2006
Since the start of the ‘90s, Woody Allen’s films have been hit and miss affairs with audiences and critics alike. And yet, he continues to average a film a year, keeping his head down and plugging away, so that it almost becomes a right of passage...
Track Down
April 24, 2005
Track Down (1999) is a movie plagued by a troubled and checkered past. Based on the book Takedown by Tsutomu Shimomura and John Markoff, it chronicled the battle between two computer experts: ace hacker Kevin Mitnick and computer crimes expert Shimomura...
Something’s Gotta Give
April 12, 2002
Something’s Gotta Give is what I call a proper romantic comedy. It’s unabashedly romantic without feeling the urge to descend into mawkish sentimentality. It’s also very funny but cleverly written so not just reliant on comic set pieces....