Jack of Diamonds
OK, so Ocean’s Twelve came out two and a half years ago, and a lot of ticket-buyers felt as if the thieves on the...
36 Weeks Later
For months, Knocked Up has been the subject of deafening internet buzz, hotly anticipated as the funniest movie of the summer, or even the...
My Name Is Earl
Kevin Costner has been miscast quite often in his career, but perhaps never more disastrously than in the movie out this week, Mr. Brooks....
Flop Cards
I don't play poker. I missed out on the whole craze that ignited and then waned earlier in this decade.
I'm still not sure whether...
Love Bug
Purely from an intellectual standpoint, the existence of Bug tickles me. I love how it starts out as a kitchen-sink indie drama and then...
Over the Edge
Before the press screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, my fellow film critics and I were handed a printed request that...
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...
