Waiting ...

This frequently offensive and doggedly disgusting film about working in the restaurant industry is technically inept and wholly crude.

"...defining character trait is a predilection for boning underage girls. Additionally, there’s the hot lesbian bartender (Chriqui), two wannabe-gangsta..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dark Water

Despite a dream cast, this Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror classic is all wet.

"...to discover it haunted by the ghost of little girls past – but completely misfires when it comes to..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eating Out

Crude comedy of sexual errors falls flat.

"...could have his pick of the kitty, since straight girls are apparently all mad about the gayboys. As fate..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Daughter

This movie's tortured young protagonist and clueless dad just happen to be members of the First Family of the United States.

"...collegiate year. As is so often the case, however, girls just want to have fun, and so when Samantha..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Super Size Me

In his cheeky but incendiary documentary about our fast food nation, Morgan Spurlock chronicles the deterioration of his body after a 30-day "McDiet."

"...Inspired by the lawsuit of two grossly obese teenage girls, in which the judge ruled that they hadn’t proved..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Secret Things

Violent French erotica about female empowerment is a turbocharged gender bender that's equal parts soft-core porn and overwrought symbolism.

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

The story is similar to the popular original – but its Borscht Belt setting has been relocated to pre-revolutionary Cuba in 1958.

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Got Served

Wild style street dancing trumps storyline.

"...featuring Aceyalone, Black Sheep, and Riddlore, but B-boys (and girls) will almost surely have a ball...."

Feb. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chasing Liberty

A fictional president's daughter (Mandy Moore) skips out on her Secret Service minders (this doesn't remind us of any presidential daughters we know).

"...the right chord with Moore’s fan base of preteen girls...."

Jan. 9, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

The rise and fall of Eighties skateboard king Mark "Gator" Rogowski.

"...the end. Just kids, barely, with all the money, girls, and skateparks they ever dreamed of, it’s no wonder..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

XX/XY

"...the ménage à trois doesn’t pan out, the two girls and a guy (Thea, Sam, and Coles) become friends,..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chasing Papi

"...of James Toback’s silky boho study of two-timing, Two Girls and a Guy. However, Chasing Papi opts for silliness..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

8 Women

"...misgivings, 8 Women proves to be a pleasant romp. Girls just wanna have fun -- even onscreen...."

Dec. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Me Without You

"...Williams (of Dawson's Creek) are exceptional as the two girls struggling to nail down an identity independent of the..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stories from the Midway

Girls' Night Out

"...We decided to have a "Girls' Night Out." Not that most of our tomboy Catholic..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Night of the Comet

"...comet strikes Earth and only zombies, scientists, and Valley Girls are left standing...."

March 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sorority Boys

"...amount of social consciousness, as the boys discover that girls are really people, too. To their credit, the leads..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tortilla Soup

In Tortilla Soup (based on Ang Lee's wonderful Chinese film Eat Drink Man Woman), Hector Elizondo plays the family patriarch, a retired master chef and a longtime widower, who lives with his three grown daughters.

"...between events in the lives of Martin and his girls, and just at the point the viewer begins wondering..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boys Life 3

"...makes one hope (okay, makes me hope) for a Girls Life, but the film doesn't leave much of an..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Along Came a Spider

"...Mika Boorem. Much like its predecessor, 1997's Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider is an efficient, if overly..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Blow

"...Blow, Demme (director of the underrated Monument Ave., Beautiful Girls, and The Ref) has finally found a project he..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Valentine

"...Francisco (looking suspiciously like Vancouver) where the same four girls begin receiving valentine cards inscribed with ominous messages. There's..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Passion of Mind

"...about a Belgian boy who likes to dress in girls' clothing and the effect this quirk has on the..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Road Trip

"...protuberances, stoner humor, and plenty of shots of topless girls (a facet up to now missing from the current..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sweet and Lowdown

"...returns to the slick, smoky world of gangsters, call girls, and lighthearted caper -- adding plenty of wonderful, toe-tapping..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The Green Mile

"...a towering black man accused of killing two little girls throws out every preconceived notion of justice, faith, and..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

About AIDS

New studies show that teen girls are still ignorant about sexual health issues.

"...axiomatic that information helps people avoid disease. Ergo, teen girls with inadequate sexual health knowledge stand a much higher..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Drive Me Crazy

"...Witch,” Hart has already won the hearts of adolescent girls, but it's unlikely her apple-cheeked earnestness will win her..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Jeanne Eagels

"...backstage musicals and behind-the-show-biz stories (Show Boat, The Harvey Girls, Scaramouche, Annie Get Your Gun, The Eddie Duchin Story,..."

Aug. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Singer Not the Song

But the Little Girls Understand

"...selling over one million copies a month to teenage girls just like me. Mark Lindsay (l) and Gloria Stavers..."

June 11, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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