Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this nearly bloodless, family-friendly throwback to a cinematic age when Persian palace intrigue, winsome princesses, and ambitious princes ruled the back lots.

"...Prince of Persia is by no means a great film, but it is an entertaining one, a nearly bloodless,..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hannah Montana: The Movie

"Pop it, lock it, polka dot it," sings Miley, while also learning worthy messages about responsibility to family, community, and Mother Earth.

"...as the fictional Montana, which sparked a 3-D concert film released in theatres last year. It's work enough for..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Splinter

Apart from its shape-shifting fungal porcupines from outer space, this horror film has little else to recommend.

"...wicked-looking black spines is not a horror trope I've come across before. Too soon though, it metastasizes into just..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mist

There's "something in the mist," and it's not only the beasts that bite but also the dark things that reside within.

"...himself before the Nazis ever had a chance to capture her. Some comfort, but the lesson she learned lasted..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unaccompanied Minors

Calling John Hughes: Former Freaks and Geekster Paul Feig has got your number.

"...Club in The Terminal? Home Alone meets Planes, Trains & Automobiles? Calling John Hughes: Former Freaks and Geekster Paul..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fat Albert

Bill Cosby's animated kids get a live-action makeover.

"...young, black hip-hop culture, he’s going to have to come up with more appealing films than Fat Albert, this..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Touch of Pink

This queercentric romantic comedy gets its inspiration from culture clash and the ghost of Cary Grant.

"...the gay guy’s version of a Doris Day romantic comedy. Rather than wrestle with the question of whether he..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

My Architect: A Son's Journey

Compelling, luminous, and poignant, this documentary about legendary American architect Louis Kahn, made by his illegitimate son, is surprisingly revelatory.

"...been made by one of the great man’s offspring. Filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn was only 11 years old when his..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

West Beirut

"...nurtured by antagonisms, and seasoned by deprivation, these kids come of age under warped and difficult conditions and will..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dogma

Kevin Smith manages to makes a film that both pokes fun at the Catholic Church and upholds the faith.

"...the Pope as his press agent, Kevin Smith has come knocking on the heavenly doors of our cineplexes with..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

To Sitcom Hell and Back

Getting her own sitcom nearly killed Margaret Cho, and she talks about the experience in her new show I'm the One That I Want.

"...the hero emerges with the confidence and power that come from truly finding one's own voice. Margaret Cho is..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

The Rage: Carrie Two

"...Bernie's 2? Don't even get me started. It should come as no surprise, I suppose, that this quickie updating..."

March 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hav Plenty

"...Robinne Lee, Reginald James and Kim Simmons. An ensemble comedy from first-time director Cherot, Hav Plenty is packed with..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Keys to Tulsa

"...Rooker, Joanna Going and Deborah Kara Unger. When a film with a cast this stellar falls flat on its..."

July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Walkabout

Roeg's second film has become something of a cult classic. The story centers on two British children stranded in the Australian desert who are led back to civilization by an Aboriginal male. The fascination of the movie comes from the cultural collision that also carries a sexually charged undercurrent.

"...David Gumpilil and John Meillon. Director Nicolas Roeg's second film Walkabout, which was first released in 1971, has become..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Microcosmos

"...years of shooting supposedly went into it, you won't come away from Microcosmos knowing much more about bugs than..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Beautiful Thing

This is a sweet yet unsentimental coming-of-age film about two teenage boys in a working-class London suburb who fall in love.

"...Jeillo Edwards. Beautiful, indeed. This sweet yet unsentimental coming-of-age film about two teenage boys in a working-class London suburb..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Stupids

"...was a big deal in Hollywood in the Eighties, come to direct this dreck? No doubt you forced him..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Browning Version

"...and Julian Sands. An errant legislator, when asked to come up with a new motto for his home state..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Jeff Mccord

Oleanna

"...time we hear it late in David Mamet's new film, based on his controversial play, we've come to see..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Best of the New York Underground

"...Directed by: Various. How a film with this title managed to leave out such cinema..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

"...Mayson and Mark Christopher. Six better-than-average short works by filmmakers from Australia, Canada, England and the U.S. are showcased..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Gettysburg

"...right down to tobacco pouches and regional accents: a captured Tennesseean tells a bemused Union officer from Maine, “I'm..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Utley

City Hunter

"...Joey Wong and Yau Shuk-Jing. What a marvelously silly film this is! Packed to the hilt with non-stop comic..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Heart

"...20 (chronicles of the dead-end lives of urban youth), comes by the material honestly and gives this film a..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

"...Disney animators turned this Brothers Grimm story into a film classic which has now been newly re-mastered for theatrical..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Better Tomorrow

Woo's crime drama is one of the signature films of the Hong Kong cinema.

"...bout with depression and Woo's near-conviction that, as a filmmaker, his life was over. A Better Tomorrow proved him..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jennifer Eight

"...behind Jennifer 8 is nearly as interesting as the film itself, what with the behind-the-scenes infighting between director Robinson..."

Nov. 13, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. Giggles

"...Bradford. Who would have thought that a formula horror film about a deranged M.D.'s son with an outlandish penchant..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Highway 61

"...dead body in his backyard and a beautiful rock & roll roadie in his barber chair. The two events..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

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