Monster-in-Law

This banal and lukewarm slice of romantic comedy is as soft and ephemeral as any colorized Ted Turner outing.

"...Turner outing. Its breezy, pointless take on the old saw about mothers-in-law being such irascible harpies is as long..."

May 13, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Elektra

Watching Jennifer Garner as Elektra turn somersaults over her foes in her drop-dead-sexy assassin’s gear isn’t nearly as invigorating as it ought to be.

"...have sworn, was somewhat dead the last time we saw her. No matter, because this time out she’s got..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2003

A package of some of the most recent animated and live-action Oscar nominees.

"...widely seen work, you’ll be able to say you saw them all back when...."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shattered Glass

Before Jayson Blair there was Stephen Glass, a fabricator of magazine stories, whose fall from grace is told here.

"...over backward to help him, and only in retrospect saw how they were, in fact, covering up for him...."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Holes

Adapted from the children’s book by Austin author Louis Sachar, the film features LaBeouf as a teen stuck at a Texas camp for juvenile delinquents.

"...black comedy/morality tale for children, but maybe Disney, too, saw past the material’s deliciously macabre bent to find also..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Malibu's Most Wanted

"...than Jerry Lewis in The Caddy. The character originally saw fruition on Kennedy’s television show, and the film feels..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

"...a 75-minute-long cricket match. But that was before I saw Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, a movie..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Day

"...We Met on the Vineyard, this indie film never saw a full theatrical release, despite an impressive cast featuring..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Girl Next Door

"...good little girl. But when Hustler liked what they saw, Baker bolted hubby and hearth for the porn biz,..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Show Me Love

"...I know some of you are out there. I saw you doing it while trying to glean your geometry..."

April 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wild Things

The film is a fun, sexy never-ending game of double-cross.

"...moral in this film -- except perhaps the old saw about good girls going to heaven and bad girls..."

March 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Werewolf in Paris

"...entire human population -- American tourists first. If you saw the original American Werewolf, you won't find any real..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Sudden Manhattan

"...reports the shootings to the NYPD (frantically sputtering “I saw a murder!”), their reply is a curt, sardonic “No..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Life and Times With Antonin Artaud

"...parodist. Unfortunately, this chronicle of Artaud's last days, which saw him living as an outpatient from an nuthouse near..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Germany Year 90 Nine Zero

"...he seems much the same as when we last saw him in '65. Europe, however, has become a much..."

April 5, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heavy Metal

With music by Blue Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, Devo, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Nazareth, and Stevie Nicks, this animated anthology is a heady mix of sci-fi, sex, and early Eighties hard rock.

"...may have been the first R-Rated film I ever saw, but it's also a genuinely outrageous and occasionally brilliant..."

March 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Plutonium Circus

"...performance? Ratliff recognized the real high-flying acts when he saw them and wisely gave them center ring. A mesmerizing..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Search and Destroy

"...for the film project and Martin Scorsese, who reportedly saw the film as something of a cousin to his..."

June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Chinese Odyssey II: Cinderella

"...understand what's happening in this picture, but if you saw and enjoyed the first part, you'll no doubt have..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Ride for Your Life

"...though, go to the anarchistic audience with whom I saw the film, whose boredom prompted them to gleefully allow..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Frank and Jesse

"...I'm just not convinced you'd stay dead,” or “I saw his eyes, his eyes were black as coal.” Lowe..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Leprechaun 2

"...I doubt it, but I will anyway. If you saw the first film, you know what it's about already,..."

May 27, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chasers

"...bathe my baby, I healed my inner child. I saw The Joy Luck Club. I cried at Shadowlands. And..."

April 29, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Mr. Nanny

"...… I'm sorry. It can only be because you saw his debut feature film Mannequin, about which the only..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Guncrazy

"...Anita's trailer-trash stepfather-by-default, reminding us just what Andy Warhol saw in him in the first place, and Skye turns..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

"...realize that I was black and poor until I saw that buffet.” At its peak in the early to..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Public Eye

"...at how visceral these photos were; I not only saw the city, I heard it, smelled it, tasted it...."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Bebe's Kids

"...misbehaving or mouthing off. They're the trouble you never saw coming, a concept more than a reality. They're Dan..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

"...“My, how you've grown” and “The last time I saw you, you were knee-high...” jokes here, and that's good...."

July 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monster in a Box

"...man is Spalding Gray, the noted monologuist. We last saw Gray's one-man performance work on film in 1987's Swimming..."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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