Spider-Man 3

When cascading through the cityscape, Spider-Man 3 still makes us gasp with delight, but on Earth those gasps come solely in reaction to the cynical dreariness of the script.

"...like second-tier guests at the film’s real party: its gravity-defying heroics. The numerous chases and rescues that bob and..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Astronaut Farmer

This note-perfect film by the Polish brothers almost could be a relic from another age, an inspirational drama about staying true to one’s dreams no matter the social, economic, or emotional cost.

"...pure cheese were it not delivered with such note-perfect gravity by Thornton, who stars as Charlie Farmer. A former..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

A character study of a young man torn between disparate career paths as either an enforcer for his slumlord father or a virtuoso pianist, is underserved by its prosaic realism and adds little to the original.

"...Skipped, as it was with Fingers, is that the gravity of the character’s psychological divide is clear after the..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chrystal

Billy Bob Thornton plays an Arkansas husband who attempts to redeem himself after critically injuring his wife and killing their son in a car accident four years earlier.

"...isn’t seamless, and its last act reaches for epic gravity on a Shakespearean scale (with Thornton as a sort..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

The mass release of this top-notch Thai action film should havee American audiences grinning ear to ear and shore to shore.

"...and what you get is a revelatory lesson in gravity and how to defeat it. What goes up must..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hero

If Douglas Sirk had made martial arts movies they probably would have looked something like Zhang Yimou's stunning new opus.

"...international success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: another elegant, gravity-defying, visually magnificent martial arts epic. Yet Hero is not..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Intolerable Cruelty

The Coen brothers tackle a comedy of manners and come out winners.

"...Coens’ very best work; it doesn’t have the moral gravity of Fargo or Miller’s Crossing, for example, or even..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Levity

"...would probably sink under the weight of its own gravity were it not for the spellbinding performances of the..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

High Crimes

"...infuses the “wild card” cliché with both glee and gravity, and somehow makes personifying that paradox appear effortless. Which..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Along Came a Spider

"...with flyweight formula material held in place by the gravity of his presence. Despondent after a bad CGI car..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Drowning Mona

"...years back with his edgy urban dramas, Laws of Gravity and illtown. Since then he's directed numerous episodes of..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Angela's Ashes

"...with physical demands, but she hasn't the center of gravity required to play Angela. Simply put, her presence doesn't..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Finding North

"...past the grave to the flowers beside it. The gravity of the situation may want to bury him as..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Dreams May Come

"...love, the afterlife, and the beyond, the film's absolute gravity about its subjects of life and death make it..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Players Club

"...the best. Any content that really aspired to greater gravity would surely have been nullified by the shocking dearth..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Gang Related

"...the duo that draws the most attention. There's a gravity to his performance that is totally unexpected, a surprise..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Devil's Own

"...Own has a sober, muted ambience that wordlessly signifies Gravity and Seriousness. Consistent with this tone, there's little of..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Element of Crime

"...von Trier manages to build suspense through the sheer gravity of set design and lighting until the breath leaks..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagogue

"...boasts a passable story and plenty memorable moments of gravity-defying action and fantasy (the villain's flying weapons and the..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Lover of the Last Empress

"...historical references, fluid photography, lush costumes, and the occasional gravity-defying action sequence manages to give the picture an admittedly..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Kung Fu Cult Master

"...charming Chingmay Yau Suk-ching are especially engaging), some entertaining anti-gravity wire stunts, a swell music score, and some breathtaking..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Once Upon a Time in China V

"...a fast-paced crowd-pleaser. A non-stop roller coaster ride of gravity-defying action sequences and light comedy, Once Upon a Time..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Shallow Grave

"...Boyle keeps the proceedings quick and humorous despite the gravity of the story. It's as much a comedy about..."

March 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Miracle on Thirty-Fourth Street

"...Mara Wilson is a winning and credible combination of gravity and giggles. McDermott as the romantic interest and Kris'..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Bad Behavior

"...Rea, whose hangdog look gets a droopy workout -- gravity appears to be pulling at the edges of his..."

Nov. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

"...compositions, painterly depictions of ponds and woods and hills, gravity in considering questions of life, death, and rebirth, emphasis..."

July 9, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Zentropa

"...film techniques that at once manage to convey the gravity of the eroding situation in a disoriented country and..."

Sept. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ladybugs

"...that he appears to have lost his center of gravity. (An extended potbelly custom-made for stretch polyester doesn't help.)..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Page Two

When Gravity Fails: Notes on the influence of Ed Lowry, 'Crazy Mama,' and not sweating the small stuff

"...And your gravity fails..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Paradise

Ten years after Gravity, Alejandro Escovedo finds his "Paradise."

"..."Five Hearts Breaking," both from Escovedo's solo debut, 1992's Gravity. Like Thirteen Years, its equally heavy follow-up, Gravity is..."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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