The Uninvited

In the last year, actress Elizabeth Banks’ career has really taken off with appearances in high profile films like Definitely, Maybe, W., and Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Thrown into this mix is a modest horror film called The Uninvited (2009) that,... 

My Blueberry Nights

For years, Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai has resisted the lure of the United States, content to make his films in his native country (with the exception of Happy Together which was shot in South America) without any Hollywood movie stars. This has... 

The Spiderwick Chronicles: Two-Disc Field Guide Edition

Like The Golden Compass (2007), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) is an adaptation of a series of popular children’s novels and made in the hopes of kick-starting a lucrative franchise a la Harry Potter. The film received mostly positive reviews and... 

The Bourne Ultimatum

Jason Bourne (Damon) is back for a third (and possibly final) installment of the popular series of films based loosely on the Robert Ludlum novels. If The Bourne Identity (2002) was about our hero escaping from his CIA handlers and The Bourne Supremacy... 

Good Night, and Good Luck

2005 was a good year for politically and socially conscious films – Syriana, Munich, The Constant Gardener and Good Night, and Good Luck. The last film marked George Clooney’s sophomore directorial effort (the first being Confessions of a Dangerous... 

Twisted

There needs to be a temporary moratorium placed on the serial killer genre. Seven (1995) was the last breath of fresh air—everything since has been predictable and derivative. It has definitely played itself out as genre with nobody being able to think... 

Twisted

There needs to be a temporary moratorium placed on the serial killer genre. Seven (1995) was the last breath of fresh air—everything since has been predictable and derivative. It has definitely played itself out as genre with nobody being able to think...