May

"...Until the mayhem takes over, May is a spunky little low-budget horror..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kangaroo Jack

"...the kind of screechy, bang-it-up interlude of excess and mayhem so familiar to Bruckheimer's oeuvre, but c'mon now: This..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM

Reflections on how Western civilization lost its moral authority.

"...control -- for they live in terror of a mayhem utterly out of control, a chaos against which (so..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Gangs of New York

The Lower East Side gang wars of the 1860s are brought to life by Scorsese.

"...their moment in history, becomes a swirl of chaotic mayhem that lacks clarity and suitable conclusiveness. Nevertheless, Gangs of..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Katakuris is something of a departure for Miike, seeing as how it's chock-full of robust romance and – we kid you not – musical numbers. While this is ultimately a crazy meditation on family values and the like, it's still mind-bogglingly goofy filmmaking, at once deeply moving and deeply annoying.

"...it's not every day you come across a magical mayhem tour like this one. It begins, fittingly enough, with..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A*P*E*: Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla in 3-D

"...King Kong, the South Koreans offered their own monkey mayhem. Not only is their ape horny but he's also..."

Oct. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Swimfan

"...who's firing on all cylinders when it comes to mayhem and ruining an easily swayed testosterone case's chances for..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

XXX

"...does show some promise when constructing scenes of extreme mayhem and speechifying villains. In truth, the best thing about..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Importance of Being Earnest

For better or worse, Oliver Parker's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy of mistaken identities liberates the play from its drawing-room trappings.

"...considering he was its originator. To add to the mayhem, Alvy's cousin and Jack's betrothed, Gwendolen (O'Connor), arrives in..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Page Two

The agony and the ecstasy of SXSW 2002

"...back into the Chronicle offices from South by Southwest mayhem and am busy editing "Postmarks," picking letters and putting..."

March 22, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Demons 2

"...logic and technical components, but long on gore and mayhem...."

March 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All About the Benjamins

"...haven't always gone heavy on the rude banter, vehicular mayhem and cheek-flapping 'splosions. Still, this latest acting and writing..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Rollerball

"...skewing his own television ratings by upping the on-track mayhem to lethal levels. When he's not socking it to..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2002

"...Learning Channel and Johnson & Mills that disintegrates into mayhem, bloodshed, and existential upheaval. Sure, there are the toss-offs,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Our Lady of the Assassins

"...drive-by shootings, endlessly fatal vendettas, and senseless violence and mayhem lurking behind every street corner. Fernando is our Dante..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Max Keeble's Big Move

"...of small fries seemed to appreciate this thoroughgoing comic mayhem well enough, and the language doesn't get any stronger..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Divided We Fall

"...human decency to assert itself in the midst of mayhem. Czech writer-director Hrebejk succeeds at this task by firmly..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Near Dark

"...the dominant motifs that underscore all the movie's bloody mayhem...."

June 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snatch

Ritchie's second feature is part broad comic farce and part grisly charnel house humor.

"...of other people's problems who has an eye toward mayhem. All of these characters -- and what seems like..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Accident

"...equivalent of a bull in a china shop, wreaking mayhem and destruction with every move, but all of it..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Equinox Knocks

"...universe is supposedly primed for all kinds of cosmic mayhem). Allie gets her wish and wakes up the next..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rear Window

One of Hitchcock's most accessible films is also one of his most gleefully deviant, dealing as it does with such fun urban pastimes as voyeurism and spousal mayhem.

"...with such fun urban pastimes as voyeurism and spousal mayhem. As wheelchair-bound maverick photographer L.B. Jeffries, Stewart is top..."

July 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X

"...anime will doubtless clutch this chunk of pop art mayhem to their chests. All the prerequisites are in place..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Prison On Fire

"...warden, all of which ends with a flood of mayhem. Lam's action style of filmmaking is as revered by..."

April 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Flava Than Juicy Fruit

Wednesday Night SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...sounds like the Castro on Halloween -- street party mayhem for the freak set. "Fuck You Bruce" is neither..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Titus

Taymor creates a spectacularly imaginative piece of Shakespearean cinema set in a world out of time.

"...American moviegoers' relish for bloodshed in their entertainment, the mayhem in Titus is so disturbingly grotesque that it just..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA

"...filmmaking brothers would end the decade by capturing the mayhem at Altamont in their documentary Gimme Shelter. This is..."

Feb. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Go

"...teenage chaos are the stuff of Go, along with mayhem and titanic, hilarious acts of irresponsibility. Polley, in the..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I'll Be Home for Christmas

"...have the aggravating decibel level or nearly the mindless mayhem of Jingle's massive affront to the senses, nor does..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Blade

"...alive. That takes a firm back seat to the ultra-mayhem onscreen, some of which is mightily impressive for a..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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