A Home at the End of the World

Michael Cunningham's novel is the basis for this story of a love triangle in which everyone's in love with Bobby (played by Colin Farrell).

"...all beautiful, lonely people," he coos. Jonathan, who’s in love with Bobby, looks on in horror, but there’s such..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Facing Windows

Overburdened domestic drama from Italy still features some great performances.

"...master pastry chef who recalls little but a lost love affair from 1943. Writer-director Ozpetek strives to rekindle outrage..."

July 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Notebook

The love sap flows freely in this movie romance told in retrospect.

"...Within its pages is the record of a great love affair, seen in extended flashback sequences, between a boy..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mickey

Mega-author John Grisham wrote and financed the making of this Little League baseball film starring Harry Connick Jr.

"...Club) handles this simple and ingratiating film with kid gloves, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If anything,..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gloomy Sunday

As the turmoil of WWII engulfs Hungary, a Budapest eatery becomes home to a love triangle.

"...into theatres Stateside in a rolling release, is a lovely, thought-provoking sleeper. One doesn’t imagine date-night crowds queuing up..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Cold Mountain

Swoony kisses and true grit mark this Civil War epic from the director of The English Patient.

"...Inman and Ada barely know each other – their love is built on furtive glances and a few halting..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Millennium Actress

This Japanimation import is a sweeping romantic saga full of big, lush ideas.

"...Punk Cat in Space – this sweeping epic of love lost, found, and lost again is as much a..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Capture the Castle

"...Henry Cavill. "I am never going to fall in love. Life is dangerous enough," declares Cassandra (Garais), the unusually..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Respiro

It's the story of a wife and mother living on a Sicilian island, who is prone to increasingly bizarre behavior, and the family who must cope with her.

"...in a moment of brave lunacy). Despite his obvious love for his wife, Grazia’s fisherman husband Pietro (Amato) appears..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Heart of Me

"...made British film about two very different sisters in love with the same man in 1930s London. It’s all..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

How to Deal

"...friend is taking that giant first step into relationships, love, and sex. Halley is flabbergasted by all this coupling;..."

July 18, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Trip

"...spans decades; stock footage and other devices link their love affair to the genesis and growth of the gay..."

July 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Amy's Orgasm

"...he calling the next day? Did she say “I love you” too soon? Does this dress make me look..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

My Wife Is an Actress

"...actors emote, or more to the point, perform in love scenes? Is acting really the art of pretend or..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pumpkin

"...off-guard, such as the scene in which the two lovers frolic and fumble to a sugary Belle and Sebastian..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

"...Andrea Martin and Joey Fatone. How can you not love a film that revolves around a dingy Greek restaurant..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Iris

"...Juliet Aubrey, Kris Marshall and Penelope Wilton. As the lovely film Iris attests, the bonds of love are often..."

March 1, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Fluffer

"...call me Fluffer, tee-hee!”), this seriocomic look at obsessive love and the pitfalls found therein is for the most..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crazy/beautiful

"...what is really a sweet story: that of first love, between the earnestly clean-cut and high-achieving Carlos (Hernandez) and..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pearl Harbor

"...and Ben Affleck. Is it wrong for me to love the catastrophe ballets of Michael Bay? I feel so..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amores Perros

Three stories about beast and man.

"...Goya Toledo. If Amores Perros -- loosely translated as Love's a Bitch -- doesn't shake you up, then baby,..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chunhyang

"...with illicit affairs of the heart, both pairs of lovers come from opposite ends of the social spectrum, and..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

State and Main

Mamet's story about a big-budget Hollywood production that steamrolls into a little Vermont town is told with a gentle smirk.

"...L.A. set and the sweet, smart rendering of new love. In a film that makes its focal point the..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gotta Dance!

Kevin Archambault came late to dance, but his love of it and commitment to it have brought the young dancer and choreographer a long way in a short time.

"...came to work every day on time and really loved it and said, "I want to do this again,..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Arts Feature by Lindsey Schwartz

Smiling Fish and Goat On Fire

"...the same roof and sharing each other's tribulations in love? Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire sends out strong..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Venus Beauty Institute

"...(some might say stalking). See, Angèle's been burned by love: A previous, volatile affair ended in a disfiguring accident,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mission: Impossible Two

"...that could easily have been retitled Young Agents in Love. It's rife with matchless stuntwork and derring-do on the..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Down to You

"...more youthful vitriol: As the story of a first love found, soured, and then redeemed, it's all fore and..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Splendor

"...those of us who just like a gooey good love story (or at the very least an interesting one)...."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Romance

"...lives with her aloof boyfriend Paul, who hasn't made love to her in several months. When not modeling in..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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