Mister Lonely I Don’t Get It Harmony Korine is bat-shit insane. To use the charitable, art-world-approved term, he’s “eccentric.” Now, this character assessment is based not on personal observation, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 12, 2008 Read More Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin go in for a smoocher.
The Incredible Hulk Monsters Fight Monsters, Fight Club Style What do you get when you cross a serious actor like Edward Norton with a summer mega-hit? Maybe "cross" isn't the the best [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jun 12, 2008 Read More I ... am ... not ... a .... SEQUEL!
Kung Fu Panda Animated Martial Arts Fable Kicks It Up A Notch Kung Fu Panda, DreamWorks’ new family cartoon, begins with a traditional 2-D animated sequence of unparalleled style. In an angular, ink-heavy fashion, mixing [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 05, 2008 Read More Proof that Kung Fu Panda kicks butt
Girls Rock! This One Time, At Band Camp, I Learned How To Bring The Noise It's a nearly clichéd statement: Girls rock. But a documentary of the same chantable, anthemic title brings us to new territory: Little girls [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jun 05, 2008 Read More Look out Courtney Love
Cj7 E.t. Goes Overseas In Stephen Chow’s Oddball Assemblage Actor/director/writer/producer Stephen Chow is a superstar in Asia. His films often outgross those of legends like Jackie Chan. But in America, his works [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 29, 2008 Read More “Hey
Son Of Rambow Nostalgic Indie Tries To Impart The Power Of Movies The term, in case you haven’t heard it, is “sweding.” It comes from Michel Gondry’s mostly ignored film Be Kind, Rewind . It [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 22, 2008 Read More The French exchange student and his posse: Too cool for school.
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Jonesing For Indiana Jones You can’t keep a good man down. So, nearly 20 years after his last outing, Indiana Jones is out of mothballs and back [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 22, 2008 Read More Indy’s in the mood for some top-down action.
Speed Racer High-Speed, Color-Saturated Action Film Out-Cartoons The Cartoon In their first writing/directing effort since the conclusion of the epic Matrix trilogy, the Wachowski brothers grab the steering wheel of Speed Racer [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 15, 2008 Read More “Whoa
Young@Heart Age-Defying Documentary Evokes A Menagerie Of Emotion ... And It Rocks In the world of documentary filmmaking, it’s rare to come across a story containing more than mere topical analysis tinged with one or [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 15, 2008 Read More Raise your hands if you’re Sure! (Timothy White)
Redbelt Highbrow Takes A Pounding In Mamet’s Martial Arts Drama Oh, great, just what we need: another cheap action film to exploit the sudden popularity of mixed martial arts. Wasn’t Never Back Down [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 08, 2008 Read More “Who’s next?”