She's the Man

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night gets a teen-movie rehash in this manic panic of a mess that never rises to even the lowest levels of the Bard’s cross-dressing comedy of errors.

"...Directed by: Andy Fickman. Starring: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones,..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Princess Blade

There's zero fat on the bone in this stunning Japanese action import.

"...Yumiko Shaku, Shirô Sano, Yoichi Numata and Kyusaku Shimada. The Princess Blade opens with one of the most note-perfect..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Edukators

Sticking it to the man, German-style, is the subject of this smart, kicky little gem.

"...Jentsch, Stipe Erceg and Burghart Klaussner. Sticking it to the man, German-style, is the subject of this smart, kicky..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Italian Job

"...F. Gary Gray. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Mos Def, Seth Green, Jason Statham and..."

May 30, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Off the Map

An off-the-grid family copes with depression and a tax audit outside Taos, N.M., in this warm and unusual drama directed by Campbell Scott.

"...Valentina de Angelis, J.K. Simmons, Jim True-Frost and Amy Brenneman. Off the map is right. After kicking around the..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

I Love You, Man

Paul Rudd stars in this "bromance" comedy in which sweet scenes of male camaraderie contrast with moments of gross-out humor.

"...and Andy Samberg. I fear Hollywood’s Golden Age of Bromance is ready for its decline and fall. Gone are..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

In the Valley of Elah

Paul Haggis and Tommy Lee Jones deliver a scorching film that's part police procedural, part family melodrama, and all about our national failures in Iraq.

"...Directed by: Paul Haggis. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Barry Corbin, Josh..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

From the Vaults: When Shirley Clarke Met Roger Corman

Shirley Clarke was to direct "Crazy Mama"

"...I wrote a piece this week in the Chronicle about filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her 1985 movie..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Like a Moth to the Flame …

Barry Bonds, Jon Lovitz, and Bud Selig: A Match Made in Heaven

"...… am I drawn to these Barry Bonds record-tying and -breaking home runs. I can’t..."

Aug. 4, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

The Last Sin Eater

Jesus Christ, the original sin eater, has his hands full with a bunch of superstitious Appalachian immigrants from Wales in the 1850s.

"...A.J. Buckley, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Peter Wingfield, Elizabeth Lackey and Thea Rose. Based on a novel by Francine Rivers, The..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Exploding Girl

Zoe Kazan stars in this perfectly paced movie about a 20-year-old home from college for the week.

"...Gray. Starring: Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall and Maryann Urbano. The Exploding Girl confines itself to a single week –..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Forever Man

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood resurrect cult music mystic Jerry Lynn Williams in his hometown, Dallas.

"...paths in 1985 though I didn’t know it at the time. Rather, the first single and MTV video off..."

June 24, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Perfect Man

Less a feature film than 90 minutes of tweenage feminine wish fulfillment, The Perfect Man is like Teen People come to life.

"...Directed by: Mark Rosman. Starring: Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth, Mike O’Malley,..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Clinton Party

The scene there last night.

"...The die-hard enthusiasm of Hillary Clinton supporters hadn’t waned even..."

March 5, 2008 News Post by Katherine Gregor

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.

"...Baker, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons. Ever since 2004’s Spider-Man 2 became one of the rare sequels that bested..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: November 5

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Evan Rachel Wood refuses to change, Marco Rubio does the robot, and Julie Brown takes on an eighties lady...."

Nov. 5, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Upfront Aftermath: CBS & the CW

More peeks at what what's coming to prime time

"...After a little poking around, I managed to view clips of CBS’s new fall series. But..."

May 19, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

The Weather Man

In this heartfelt comic drama, a wonderfully controlled Nicolas Cage plays a man who, despite the appearance of success, is despondent over his superficiality.

"...Ostensibly a success story, Spritz is a top Chicago weatherman who’s currently under consideration for a broadcasting position on..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Descendants

George Clooney teams up with Sideways filmmaker Alexander Payne for this funny but tender story that's a little too smug for its own good.

"...Krause, Amara Miller, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Matthew Lillard, Mary Birdsong and Rob Huebel...."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mother

From the director of Notting Hill comes this story about a middle-aged woman who reignites her sex life with a much younger man.

"...and Peter Vaughan. Sirk and Fassbinder, most famously, tackled the social stigma of a middle-aged woman reigniting her sex..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Good Thief

"...loose retelling of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1955 exercise in film-noir aesthetics, Bob le Flambeur, The Good Thief will play like..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Messengers

This spook story is a surprisingly mediocre Hollywood debut for Hong Kong’s Pang brothers.

"...a surprisingly mediocre Hollywood debut for Hong Kong’s Pang brothers (of 2002’s The Eye, currently being remade with Jessica..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Code Name: The Cleaner

For anyone venturing to see this so-called comedy, it will be hard to remember that Cedric the Entertainer is actually funny. Or rather, he can be.

"...Directed by: Les Mayfield. Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Will Patton, Mark Dacascos..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Stepford Wives

Remake will quickly go from an idea that's misbegotten to a movie that's completely forgotten.

"...Directed by: Frank Oz. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken and..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Eye

"...Hong Kong thriller puts a stylish new spin on the old Hands of Orlac horror motif: transplanted body parts..."

June 27, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Luv Doc: Pause the Game

The Luv Doc loves a good metaphor

"...in a fight Saturday night because I was on the Xbox and she was trying to talk to me..."

June 21, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Curse of the Golden Flower

The rather emotionally insignificant melodrama at the center of this film is given only minimal cover from scrutiny by Zhang Yimou’s visual virtuosity.

"...Jay Chou, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Ni Dahong, Li Man and Qin Junjie. Chinese royal-family drama Curse of the..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The AggreGAYtor: August 2

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...conniption, Janet Mefferd exposes herself to ESPN, and Beenie Man asks for a retake. Today’s AggreGAYtor is too hot..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: November 14

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Pat Robertson says “hubba hubba,” Frank Ocean hangs with the Kaiser, and Rahm Emanuel goes on the offensive. Butterfly..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Luv Doc: Hot for Teacher

It's not easy to steal your daughter's boyfriend

"...don't want to embarrass him or put him on the spot...."

Feb. 3, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

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