Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer Surfer Rides High In Slapstick Superhero Flick If you’re going to put the word “fantastic” right there in your title—be it a book, a film, a record or whatever—you should [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 21, 2007 Read More “Are you sure The Village People started this way?”
Plagues And Pleasures On The Salton Sea Apt Documentary Takes A Look At One Of The Odder, More Tragic Places In America There was never a story quite like this: In a matter of several years, a dry, salty desert basin in Southern California becomes [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jun 14, 2007 Read More This is God’s mailbox.
Videonasty Re-Animator (1985) Upcoming DVD releases:June 12Blood & Chocolate (Sony)Ghost Rider (Sony)Hellboy--Blood and Iron (Anchor Bay)Primeval (Buena Vista)Red Shoe Diaries: Season 1 (Anthem)June 19The Abandoned (Lionsgate)Panic [...] Kurly Tlapoyawa \ Jun 14, 2007 Read More
Surf’s Up Surfing Penguin Cartoon Hangs Five At Best Somebody told Hollywood you love penguins. And in a perhaps misguided attempt to satisfy your unquenchable desire for all things penguin-related, the movie [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 07, 2007 Read More Hula penguins? Dude
Jindabyne Aussie Drama Contemplates Topics Of Love And Death (Mostly Death) If the plot for the ruminative new drama Jindabyne sounds vaguely familiar—a group of men locate a dead woman’s body while on a [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 07, 2007 Read More The Usual Suspects: Part II
Mr. Brooks Costner Does A Killer Job In This Off-Kilter Thriller The ’80s and ’90s were good to Kevin Costner, providing him with a string of blockbuster films including Silverado , The Untouchables , [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 31, 2007 Read More “God
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End Well, Blow The Man Down—The Third Pirates Is Actually A Voyage Worth Taking After the two-and-a-half-hour cliff-hanger that was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest comes the nearly three-hour conclusion that is Pirates of the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 31, 2007 Read More Johnny opts for the “two for one” special.
You’re Gonna Miss Me Absorbing Documentary Mixes Music And Mental Illness For decades, singer/songwriter Roky Erickson has been a musician’s musician— the name to drop for industry pros and amateurs alike wishing to score [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 24, 2007 Read More The voices in Roky’s head tell him to drink more Sprite.
Waitress Sweet/Tart Comedy-Drama Feeds The Need For Summertime Romance It’s entirely possible that moviegoers are already burned out on the megabuck sequels trampling their way through America’s summertime cineplexes like so many [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 24, 2007 Read More “Is it just me
Sacco And Vanzetti Documentary Of Immigrant Injustice Is A Haunting History Lesson I’ve always been fascinated with the image of Sacco and Vanzetti—partially because I know so little about the actual case that propelled them [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 17, 2007 Read More Sacco (right) and Vanzetti (left) share a taste in jewelry.
