Fat Man and Little Boy
October 21, 2006
Released in 1989, Fat Man and Little Boy was a fictionalized account of The Manhattan Project, a top-secret military mission that created the first atomic bomb. The film was considered a costly commercial failure and critics weren’t too crazy about...
Loverboy
October 18, 2006
Kevin Bacon continues to diversify an already fascinating career with his directorial debut, Loverboy (2005), adapted from Victoria Redel’s novel of the same name. Emily (Sedgwick) is a fiercely independent woman who isn’t looking for a husband but...
The Spirit of the Beehive
October 17, 2006
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) begins with the words, “Once upon a time…” and we are transported to a small village in the Castilian Plain in Spain, 1940 on the tail end of a horrible civil war that has ravished the country. The village seems...
Backdraft: 2-Disc Anniversary Edition
October 11, 2006
At the time of its release, Backdraft (1991) was regarded by some critics as an admirable if not flawed homage to the profession of firefighting. Of course, compared to the recent Ladder 49 (2004) it seems downright gritty and hard-hitting but still doesn’t...
Thank You For Smoking
October 10, 2006
As more and more cities, states and countries ban smoking in public places (Philadelphia has been one of the latest) and the government tries to make us more conscious of our health, the more pressure is on the tobacco companies to find other, creative...
Seven Samurai: Criterion Collection
October 3, 2006
Without a doubt, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) is the most famous samurai film ever made. It spawned countless imitators all over the world, including Hollywood (most famously remade as the also legendary western, The Magnificent Seven). More...
Goal! The Dream Begins
September 27, 2006
With the notable exception of Victory (1981), there have been very few good movies about the sport of soccer (as it is known in North American, football everywhere else in the world). In recent years there have a few notable attempts – Mean Machine...
Kinky Boots
September 20, 2006
Kinky Boots (2005) is very much in the tradition of Brassed Off (1996) and The Full Monty (1997): plucky, working class underdogs from a depressed English factory town that learn to think outside the box in order to survive economically – all under...
Veronica Mars: Season 2
September 14, 2006
The second season of the cult fave television show Veronica Mars starts off with Veronica (Bell) about to begin her senior year in high school, she has a new boyfriend (Dunn) and she’s solved season one’s mystery. She’s even sworn off investigating...
Lost: Season 2
September 8, 2006
Going into the 2005-2006 television season, Lost found its niche market as one of the only major network T.V. science fiction/horror themed shows challenged by a whole slew of newcomers: Invasion, Night Stalker, Supernatural, Surface and Threshold. Would...
