Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Martin Lawrence Studio: Fox Rating: 3/10 We know Martin Lawrence is funny, but as for his latest big screen attempt, any movie can look fun when the best scenes are squished into the thirty-second commercial put together to promote it. In Big Mamma’a House, Martin plays an FBI agent sent to Georgia in chase…

Cast: Bijou Phillips Studio: Screen Gems Rating: 2/10 I have trouble finding anything positive in films that slam race, sexual preference, or gender in comedic form while trying at the same time to be politically correct social commentaries. To be more specific, I had a hard time finding anything positive in Black And White. Black…

Cast: Heather Donahue Studio: Artisan Rating: 9/10 Can The Blair Witch Project live up to its hype? So much has already been said (including ridiculous hyperbole like “The scariest movie ever made”) that it would be nearly impossible for any movie to withstand the inevitable scrutiny of the masses. Thanks to a shrewd word-of-mouth campaign…

Cast: Nicolas Cage Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 Bringing Out the Dead marks the long-awaited reunion of Martin Scorcese, screenwriter Paul Schrader, and the late night weirdos from the streets of New York, a combination that produced one of the defining movies of the 70’s, Taxi Driver. I was looking forward to loving Bringing Out the…

Cast: Jeremy James Kissner Studio: Sony Rating: 7/10 The fourth movie to be based upon Louisa “Ouida” de la Ramee’s children’s book, A Dog Of Flanders immerses modern kids in 19th century Belgium. They’ll see that it’s a harsh world for the poor battling blizzards, hunger, and hostile landlords, but those who try can find…

Cast: David Strathairn Studio: Universal Rating: 7/10 Shakespeare is in vogue. Just look at the success of Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love, and teen hit 10 Things I Hate About You which retells The Taming of the Shrew. The newly released William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream pairs Bard’s poetry with female mud wrestling. Does it…

Cast: robert deniro Studio: universal Rating: 6/10 This is going to be impossible. I don’t know what to say about The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle. It opens updating us to where Rocky and Bullwinkle have been for the last thirty odd years. The flying rat, I mean squirrel, and his buddy the moose have…

Cast: Frankie Muniz Studio: MGM Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: To his family and friends, Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is a typical teen – he loves to skateboard, hates math, and feels like a complete idiot around girls. But Cody’s got a secret – he’s actually part of a secret teen CIA program. Cody’s living every…

Cast: Kevin Spacey Studio: dreamworks Rating: 8/10 Suburbia was born in post-World War II prosperity, and symbolized, at least partly, the pursuit of the American dream. Bedroom communities sprang up all over the country as city dwellers left urban areas by the station wagon full in search of big houses and big yards, in search…

Cast: Cate Blanchett Studio: Miramax Rating: 8/10 In 1895, Oscar Wilde penned a comedy witty enough to please audiences one hundred and four years later. Director/screenwriter Oliver Parker’s version of Wilde’s play closed down the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. The tight direction of Parker, stellar acting performances, lavish sets, and impressive costuming immerse viewers in…