Miss American Pie
It’s impossible to watch Waitress without feeling a certain amount of pain.
This fetching romantic comedy is by Adrienne Shelly, best known as the...
Rocky Past
We’re film critics. We’re supposed to be shockproof. We take pride in our ability to watch movies without batting an eyelash when they deal...
Running Dead
Think it’s depressing being American these days? Try being British.
This may not seem obvious to us in the States. After all, Britain has...
Walking Wounded
Last week when I reviewed Civic Duty, I referred to the difficulty Hollywood was experiencing when dealing with the Iraq war.
Home of the Brave...
Angry Spider
The last shot of Spider-Man 2 was a close-up of MJ Watson (Kirsten Dunst) as she watched her beloved superhero web off into the...
Puppy Love
Saturday Night Live has been creating male movie stars for decades now, and for almost as long critics and entertainment journalists have been asking...
Four Day Filmmaking
Four Day Weekend Theater in downtown Fort Worth isn’t usually thought of as a place for hardcore cinephiles, yet on a recent afternoon the...
Amusing Angel
Attention, Hollywood: Look at Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. These British guys are doing your jobs, and on a fraction of your budget.
That...
Carter’s Malaise
I have a hard time looking at Meg Ryan right now. There are a few shots in her latest film, In the Land of...
Crash
Perfect Stranger is a ride that gives off some serious warning rattles before its wheels fall off.
The movie stars Halle Berry as Rowena...
