Gone Baby Gone
February 21, 2008
After the very public dissolution of his relationship with Jennifer Lopez and the critical and commercial flop of their film Gigli (2003), Ben Affleck wisely adopted a low profile, taking on modest character roles in films like Hollywoodland (2006) and...
The Best of the Electric Company, Volume 2
December 19, 2006
The folks at the Shout Factory continue to tap into Generation X nostalgia with a new volume of memorable episodes from the much beloved children’s educational program, The Electric Company. It was a rare show that attempted to teach kids the fundamentals...
An Unfinished Life
May 1, 2006
An Unfinished Life (2005) is one of those character-driven kinds of movies that takes its time letting us gradually get to know its characters. It isn’t terribly original but a well-made effort nonetheless. Einar Gilkyson (Redford) leads a simple existence...
The Best of the Electric Company
March 10, 2006
The 1970s were a great time to be a kid. You had the holy quartet of kids’ shows: Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Zoom and The Electric Company. Anyone who remembers watching the Electric Company knows the show’s catchy theme song that starts off...
Unleashed
February 10, 2006
Man’s best friend takes on a new role. He’s loyal, obedient, loving and will kick the ass of the criminal underworld if they don’t pay up. Previously titled “Danny the Dog” – Unleashed brings a culture clash to our screens, as the...
Batman Begins
February 4, 2006
The fact that it took eight years for a new Batman film to be released illustrates how freaked out the studio was over the commercial and critical failure of Batman and Robin (1997). Warner Brothers gave the franchise a much needed rest while they quietly...
Million Dollar Baby
December 4, 2005
Untalented filmmakers make the mistake of keeping their movies simple with obvious, pedestrian direction. Clint Eastwood is an experienced director who doesn’t need overt, stylistic flourishes to make his point. His movies are the epitome of understatement....
The Shawshank Redemption: 10th Anniversary
November 27, 2004
The Shawshank Redemption is the stuff of legend, both in story and in its journey to the top five of just about every Greatest Movie list over the last five years. What began as a novella in Stephen King’s Different Seasons, ‘Rita Hayworth...
Se7en
January 5, 2002
I was sitting in MacDonalds with some friends not too long ago munching on my Big Mac and fries when a hugely obese man passes us. We all saw him, you can’t not see a hugely obese man walking past your table, but it didn’t stop us from finishing...
