The Page Turner

In this quiet, French revenge film, a creeping malevolence wreaks havoc on an otherwise normal bourgeois family.

"...Directed by: Denis Dercourt. Starring: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory,..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Italian

An Italian couple’s decision to adopt a Russian boy creates a troubling situation for young Vanya, who doesn't want to leave the country without meeting his birth mother.

"...Directed by: Andrei Kravchuk. Starring: Kolya Spiridonov, Denis Moiseenko, Sasha Sirotkin,..."

March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

When the Saints Go Marching In

"...I ask because according to any source I check, the New Orleans Saints earned themselves a first-round bye in..."

Jan. 4, 2007 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

'Tip Time': The Freshman 15 & Other Points of Emphasis

"...suicide threats: I can tell that you're bluffing just by the fact that you say you're looking forward to..."

Nov. 30, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Ruck Feplay: Can’t the Refs Get It Right the First Time?

"...The only time I laughed during the clash of the..."

Oct. 30, 2006 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Smoltz Tomahawk-Chops the Astros' Playoff Hopes

"...Turn out the lights at the home that Enron built. The Astros..."

Oct. 2, 2006 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Barnyard: The Original Party Animals

Yet another computer-animated film about talking animals offers a fine message for the kids, but little originality.

"...Directed by: Steve Oedekerk. A slew of computer-animated films about talking..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Keeping Up With the Steins

This story about one-upmanship while staging a bar mitzvah in L.A., should, by all rights, be very funny, but, sadly, it is not.

"...Directed by: Scott Marshall. Starring: Daryl Sabara, Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz,..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Da Vinci Code

Faithful adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller treats the novel as if it were a sacred text even though it's basically a Hardy Boys mystery dressed up in provocative attire.

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen,..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

X-Men: The Last Stand

This third outing in the franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily than its predecessors – racial, gender, and sexual politics are all over the place, as are the multiple strands of the story line.

"...Directed by: Brett Ratner. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart,..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The World's Fastest Indian

Anthony Hopkins' great performance as Burt Munro, the real-life New Zealand codger and Indian motorcycle enthusiast who in 1967 set a land speed record that still stands today, is not enough to crash through this unabashedly sentimental wall of schmaltz.

"...Directed by: Roger Donaldson. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Lana Antonova, Juliana Bellinger,..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two for the Money

Pacino again plays another Mephistophelean type who mentors McConaughey's ex-jock in the intricacies of his tout service, offering tips to betters on the Vegas line, but the film is about as fresh as a day-old betting slip.

"...Directed by: D.J. Caruso. Starring: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo,..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Broadway: The Golden Age

Epic oral history of the heyday of the Great White Way as told by the people who were living on graham crackers and dreams back when it was all going on.

"...Directed by: Rick McKay. Ah, the good old days. What could..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Rachel Proctor May

Breakin' All the Rules

Despite the title of this sugar-coated fluffbomb of an urban romantic comedy, precious few rules are broken, cinematically speaking, during its quick, painless 90 minutes.

"...Directed by: Daniel Taplitz. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union,..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Girl Next Door

Surprise! The girl next door is an ex-porn star.

"...Directed by: Luke Greenfield. Starring: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant,..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Secret Lives of Dentists

Alan Rudolph's new movie offers a well-performed portrait of decency that's much less sexy than its title.

"...Directed by: Alan Rudolph. Starring: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Emperor's New Clothes

"...Directed by: Alan Taylor. Starring: Nigel Terry, Tom Watson, Tim Mcinnerny,..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Real Greezy

Greezy Wheels, back from the dead (the Seventies).

"...The drive up the last 50 yards of dirt road..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Cleve Hattersley

Eye of the Beholder

"...Directed by: Stephan Elliott. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Ann-Marie Brown,..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hurricane

"...Directed by: Norman Jewison. Starring: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Clancy..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The City (La Ciudad)

"...Directed by: David Riker. Starring: Silvia Goiz, Stephanie Viruet, Jose Rabelo,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human

"...Directed by: Jeff Abugov. Starring: Mackenzie Astin, David Hyde Pierce, Lisa..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

On the Ropes

"...Directed by: Brett Morgen and Nannette Burstein. Boxing, that peculiar sport..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Verne Troyer,..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Castle

"...Directed by: Rob Sitch. Starring: Wayne Hope, Tiriel Mora, Charles Tingwell,..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Avengers

"...Directed by: Jeremiah Chechik. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery,..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dream With the Fishes

"...Directed by: Finn Taylor. Starring: David Arquette, Brad Hunt, Cathy Moriarty,..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Designated Mourner

"...Directed by: David Hare. Starring: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson and David..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love in the Time of Twilight

"...Directed by: Tsui Hark. Starring: Charlie Yeung Choi-Nee and Nicky Wu..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Magic in the Water

"...Directed by: Rick Stevenson. Starring: Mark Harmon, Harley Jane Kozak, Sarah..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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