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...
Tokyo Drifter: Criterion Collection
February 3, 2006
Seijun Suzuki made his name in Japan with hard-boiled B-crime films during the 1950’s. By the 1960’s, he took traditional Yakuza stories and juxtaposed them with an extreme Andy Warhol-esque pop art look that gleefully pushed genre conventions. He...
The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl in 3-D
February 3, 2006
After the gritty, hyper-violent world of Sin City (2005), Robert Rodriguez returned to more family-oriented fare like the Spy Kids movies with The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl in 3-D (2005). Inspired by the stories of his son, Racer Max, the film...
C.S.I.: Grave Danger
February 3, 2006
CSI, Crime Scene Investigation is a popular American TV series that has swept across the world spawning many spin offs, video games, comics, novels and heaps of other merchandise, just like many other American shows such as Buffy, X-Files, 24 etc…...
Zone Troopers
February 2, 2006
As the commercial and critical failure of Cowboys & Aliens (2010) demonstrated, it is difficult to successfully blend two disparate genres. You need to have just the right mix – something that the mega-budget studio film didn’t get right. Maybe...
SCTV: Volume 4
February 2, 2006
Canada has always been a source of comedic talent. Such notable stars include Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Dan Aykroyd and the Kids in the Hall. In the ‘70s and early ‘80s, a comedic group called Second City out of Chicago proved to be so popular and successful...
Charmed: Season 2
February 2, 2006
As season two begins, Piper (Combs) hasn’t seen Leo (Krause) in weeks and is still struggling to buy the P3 nightclub. These are the two story arcs that will run through this season, in particular, Piper’s on again, off again romance with Leo. This...
The Interpreter
February 2, 2006
The Interpreter (2005) has all the pedigree of an A-list Hollywood movie complete with Academy Award winning leads Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, respected director Sydney Pollack, skilled screenwriters Scott Frank and Steven Zaillian and world renowned...
The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse
February 2, 2006
Not to be confused or associated with that piece of crap film starring Sean Connery, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, you can forget about superheroes. Think more along the lines of an evil butcher, a foul mouthed lesbian vicar, a camp German vampire...
Pretty Woman: 15th Anniversary Special Edition
February 2, 2006
Pretty Woman (1990) is the film that transformed Julia Roberts into a superstar and made her America’s sweetheart, a mantle she took away from Meg Ryan who had held it a year earlier and would lose to Sandra Bullock a few years later. Considering the...
