Galaxy Quest: Deluxe Edition
May 11, 2009
When Galaxy Quest was released in 2000, it was a modest success but it certainly didn’t light the world on fire. Over the years, it has quietly amassed something of a cult following who delight in the film’s affectionately satirical jabs at the Star...
Quick Change
March 12, 2006
New York City. There have been many cinematic odes to the Big Apple, from Woody Allen’s Manhattan (1979), to Blue in the Face (1995), but few films have shown comedic contempt for this famous metropolis — Martin Scorsese’s double hit of...
The Last Shot
November 12, 2005
Actors love doing satires of Hollywood. Case in point: the movie star-packed cast of Robert Altman’s movie The Player (1992) and David Mamet’s State and Main (2000). The Last Shot (2004) follows in this tradition but as you’re watching this clumsy...
Men In Black II
October 27, 2003
The 1997 Barry Sonnenfeld movie Men in Black was something of a surprise hit. With its dark Batman-esque looks and quirky comedy it became one of the biggest grossing films of the year and won a legion of fans. The fact that it wasn’t actually very...
