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The expected pattern goes like this: after the euphoria created by the great movies of November and December, the critic must gird his/her loins for the dreary months of January through March. That's the way it usually works. 2006, however, has ...
In general, I don't like prequels. Rarely have I truly been satisfied after reading/watching/experiencing a book/movie/TV show that falls into this category. Maybe that's because I prefer a linear progression when it comes to storytelling. Maybe ...
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is a great title with a great premise for a not so great film. The comedy of Albert Brooks is delicate stuff - self-deprecating one-liners that need the perfect context to generate laughter. Films like Mothe...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-01-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch, ...
Although Looking Glass doesn’t get Nicolas Cage back to where he was in Leaving Las Vegas, it’s leaps and bounds better than some of his recent fare. (Left Behind may be the low point but, considering how many for-hire jobs he has taken in...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-02-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Robin Tunney, Marc Blucas, ...
According to the calendar, Christmas is December 25. According to the movie release schedule, it's December 17. There can be no greater gift for a movie lover than the one bestowed upon audiences by Peter Jackson, whose The Lord of the Rings: Th...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-12-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: FANTASY
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, ...
It’s a shame that, for all the good things Love Lies Bleeding does, the ending is such a complete disaster. After more than 90 minutes spent exploring neo-noir tropes and crafting a fascinatingly ambiguous lead character, Rose Glass’ sophomore...
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rose Glass
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Anna Baryshnikov, ...
Love Me is a testament to the ability of a marketing team to assemble an intriguing trailer out of 90 minutes of pretentious poppycock. Watching the trailer, one might expect the movie to offer an adult version of the story told in the family film...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-01-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Science Fiction
Director: Sam Zuchero, Andy Zuchero
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Steven Yeun
Love's Labour's Lost has always been regarded as one of the most enigmatic of Shakespeare's plays. In modern times, it is almost never performed, and, unlike the text of the Bard's major works, it fails to come alive on the printed page. In an in...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-06-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations)
Genre: MUSICAL/DRAMA
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Alessandro Nivola, ...
Love Actually doesn't have a cynical frame in its celluloid. It's for all those romantics who think there aren't enough happy endings. Richard Curtis' movie dips so deep into the well of feel-good sentiment that it will threaten to send some audi...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-11-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Richard Curtis
Cast: Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, ...
Maybe there's some truth to the assertion that Alice Sebold's novel is unfilmable. After all, if a visionary like Peter Jackson, who crafted a nearly perfect cinematic adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, can't do it, who can? Perhaps the issue i...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-12-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, ...