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Reps Etc.
, June 23, 2004
Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr1@mindspring.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it's always advisable to call for... More>>
Sa-Weet! Napoleon Dynamite
Deadpan irony is the rule in this triumphant high school geek comedy
, June 16, 2004
It's charming. It's hilarious. It is perhaps the most beautifully crafted, lovingly rendered portrait of extreme geekitude ever to grace the... More>>
Playing on Fear The Terminal
Spielberg and Hanks spawn a daring new genre: the post-9/11 comedy
, June 16, 2004
Getting stranded at snowbound O'Hare for the night is one thing. You call home, maybe knock down a couple of martinis, then grab a blanket. A... More>>
Feels Like 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days
Jackie Chan takes a long trip without going anyplace new
, June 16, 2004
You might think that with the technological advances in moviemaking since 1956, this new version of Around the World in 80 Days would at least... More>>
Serenade in the Sand The Story of the Weeping Camel
Dromedaries bond over string music in a refreshing new docudrama
, June 16, 2004
Fair warning: If the behavior of camels in the Gobi Desert during the spring birthing season is not high on your things-to-learn-about list, and... More>>
Reps Etc.
, June 16, 2004
Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr1@mindspring.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it's always advisable to call for... More>>
The Whole Truth? Control Room
Inside Al-Jazeera, journalists tell a familiar story unfamiliarly
, June 09, 2004
Jehane Noujaim co-directed 2001's remarkable Startup.com, about two Internet whiz kids who brokered just enough big deals to wind up with broken... More>>
Georgia on My Mind Since Otar Left
In the former Soviet republic, chaos reigns Since Otar Left
, June 09, 2004
Although we're naturally inclined to assume that the fall of communism made things better across the board for former Soviets, those with long... More>>
Fitting the Bill Garfield
Murray makes Garfield more than a bad cat movie
, June 09, 2004
So let's get this straight: You're a much-loved comedian who just did a low-budget, multi-award-winning film with an acclaimed up-and-coming... More>>
Reps Etc.
, June 09, 2004
Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr1@mindspring.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it's always advisable to call for... More>>
Harry Goes Scary Harry Potter
Prisoner of Azkaban takes a Sirius-ly dark turn
, June 02, 2004
As much of the civilized world now knows, the latest Harry Potter director is Alfonso Cuaron, best known for the explicit teen sexual-awakening... More>>
Mother Courage The Mother
Hanif Kureishi's new drama is like life, sharpened to its finest points
, June 02, 2004
The first exceptional drama of 2004 is here, and it only took, what, five months? Perhaps unsurprisingly, The Mother comes from British writer... More>>
The Company Line The Corporation
A new film denouncing corporate ruthlessness could use some downsizing of its own
, June 02, 2004
Near the beginning of The Corporation, a damning documentary designed to expose everything that is irresponsible, immoral, inhumane, and lethal... More>>
Reps Etc.
, June 02, 2004
Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr1@mindspring.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it"s always advisable to call for... More>>
Old Faithful 2004 Summer Season
For the 2004 summer season, Hollywood sticks with what it knows
, May 26, 2004
If the summer movie season is our annual time for escapism, last summer's audiences escaped most often with the likes of Hulk, Terminator 3, and... More>>
Summer Film Previews
, May 26, 2004
Bukowski: Born Into This STARRING: Charles Bukowski, Bono, Sean Penn, Barbet Schroeder DIRECTOR: John Dullaghan PREMISE: From the official... More>>
Frogs Gone Loco Love Me If You Dare
Childhood games turn into obsession in Love Me If You Dare
, May 26, 2004
It's a sign that a nation may be losing its collective mind when it grants a nutty hack like Quentin Tarantino an exalted title like Officer of... More>>
Scars and Bars Bukowski: Born Into This
Bukowski gets his in a touching, terrifying documentary
, May 26, 2004
"Whadyawant, motherfuck?" They're the first words Charles Bukowski speaks in John Dullaghan's documentary about the poet and novelist, famous for... More>>
Straight to Helen Raising Helen
Hudson's a bad mother, and sister, in this pat parenthood tale
, May 26, 2004
Sitting through Raising Helen is an exercise in frustration, because somewhere inside this big heap of Hollywood nothing is a something (someone,... More>>
The Passion for Christ Saved!
High school outcasts and Jesus freaks duke it out in Saved!
, May 26, 2004
Beware the exclamation point. When found at the end of a title, it almost inevitably signals a level of self-hype rarely justified by the content... More>>
Reps Etc.
, May 26, 2004
Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr1@mindspring.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it"s always advisable to call for... More>>
The Weirdest Movie in the World The Saddest Music in the World
Nobody does nostalgic melodrama like Guy Maddin
, May 19, 2004
Ah, the peculiar genius that is Guy Maddin. Who else but the morose Canadian director, born and raised in one of the coldest cities in the world,... More>>
The Unlikely Lambs Carandiru
Carandiru reveals the human side of Brazilian prisoners, then leads us to their slaughter
, May 19, 2004
Moviegoers who know the tides of recent Brazilian history will likely get more from Hector Babenco's new prison movie, Carandiru, than the rest... More>>
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers Monty Python's Life of Brian
Python's Brian returns, bearing cinematic salvation
, May 19, 2004
In 2004 A.D., as the five remaining members of the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe lie in coffins in a Vanity Fair spread to jeer at their... More>>
Nice Pussy Shrek 2
A killer cat steals a wonderful movie
, May 19, 2004
The first few minutes of Shrek 2 are cluttered with more references to the movies than David Thomson's thick, rich history text The New... More>>
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