Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Kirstan Dunst Studio: Tristar Rating: 3/10 It has become apparent in the film industry today that comedies are being directed more and more toward younger teenage audiences, using bathroom humor to gain cheap laughs. Dick is no exception. With a plot built around Watergate, director/writer Andrew Flemming (The Craft) had an opportunity to make…

Cast: Saffron Burrows Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 Different rules apply to movies released in the summer. It’s a time of high-profile, big budget pictures that aren’t generally expected to do much more than entertain and make a lot of money. By and large, summer releases are heavy on action, light on substance. The awards they…

Cast: Bette Midler Studio: Destination Rating: 6.5/10 Drowning Mona is full of stars, laughs and twists. The cast is sound. You’ve got Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Cambell and Casey Affleck. Casey who? Well, get used to that name because Ben’s little brother is the show stealer. His small brain meets big heart is perfect…

Cast: Patrick Stewart Studio: Fox Rating: 9/10 Don’t be fooled by the dweeb factor for this flick. You don’t need to know a thing about The X-Men to go in and be completely entertained. Perhaps the best thing about this film is that, while following a story line, they also explain each character, which allows…

Cast: Amanda Schull Studio: Columbia Rating: 2/10 At first glimpse, Center Stage looks like a cross between Fame and Beverly Hills 90210, but once this film gets rolling, it’s more like an after school special that lasts too long. First timer Amanda Schull plays Jody Sawyer, a ballerina hopeful who struggles with life, love, and…

Cast: Cuba Gooding, Jr. Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 6/10 I know that it’s not exactly customary to start out a critical assessment with a disclaimer, but in the case of Chill Factor, I need one. I should probably let you know that first and foremost I am a complete sucker for the action genre. There’s…

Cast: Tobey Maquire Studio: Miramax Rating: 5/10 Orphans, abortion, incest, paralysis, broken hearts. Boy, that sounds like the makings for two hours of pure entertainment and fuzzy warmth. Please! Actually, The Cider House Rules is a great story, full of controversial topics and thought-provoking issues, but the film is about as shallow as my bathtub.…

Cast: Piper Perabo Studio: Touchstone Rating: 4/10 If Coyote Ugly were any worse than it actually is, it would be good. Unfortunately, it doesn’t maintain the bold lack of coherence that would have prevented it from collapsing into a sugary mess. Promoted as a raunchy, bawdy bar movie, Coyote Ugly instead comes across wanting to…

Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar Studio: Columbia Rating: 2/10 Have you ever heard anyone say that the book is always better than the movie? In the case of Cruel Intentions, I’m sure nothing could be more true. And I haven’t even read it. Based on the 1782 novel, Les Liasons Dangerueses by Pierre Lacios, Cruel Intentions…

Cast: Stephan Curry Studio: Miramax Rating: 4/10 After seeing The Castle, one is left to assume that people of a certain class in Australia wear ugly sweaters and have bad haircuts. Advertised as a movie where the proletariat, underdog hero stands up to the faceless, multinational billionaire conglomerate in the name of underdogs everywhere, The…