Kick-Ass

Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.

"...everyfan Dave Lizewski, who decides to stop fantasizing and start living the hero life before entirely thinking through the..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Hayden Panetierre stars in this coming-of-age comedy about a high school valedictorian who proclaims his love for the school's hottest cheerleader during his graduation speech.

"...Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London and Shawn Roberts. There are so many things wrong with I Love You,..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...Story of her Journey into Perversion as a nifty starting point. (We're also big fans of Vampyros Lesbos, but..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Zombie Strippers

The filmmakers score an A+ for the title of this tongue-in-cheek horror film that stars porn star Jenna Jameson and horror fixture Robert Englund, even though its best special effects come courtesy of breast implants.

"...as the proprietor of Rhino’s, the underground strip club where most of the action takes place, and porn star..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Express Home Opener

"...wins in three of those. No need for alarm there. The Express start their home campaign tonight, Friday, April..."

April 11, 2008 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

College Road Trip

Raven-Symoné co-stars with Martin Lawrence in this mugging comedy, which also makes room for Donny Osmond.

"...comedy about father-daughter relationships follows a predictable path from start to finish, although some silly business with a hopped-up..."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Frances McDormand's Miss Pettigrew is an unemployed nanny who bluffs her way into a job as the "social secretary" for the brain-dead, proto-fashionista, Yank-on-holiday starlet Delysia Lafosse, played by Amy Adams.

"...and stiff-upper-lipness for the Londoners who endured it – there was also the West End, gin, and the promise..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

P2

Horror overtakes a woman on level P2 of a parking garage, and the film's suspense plays on our collective unease with being alone, at night, surrounded by concrete and rebar.

"...Khalfoun. Starring: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley and Simon Reynolds. There's a moment early on in this minimalist horror film..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Brooks

Serial killers are a dime a dozen in this often beguiling but essentially ludicrous movie that stars Kevin Costner in an unconventional role.

"...to stave off his addictive impulses. Costner is great here as the two-sided monster: one, a successful, bow-tie-wearing box..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Premonition

Sandra Bullock again turns toward the supernatural in this thriller in which she plays a housewife who's uncertain whether her husband is alive or dead.

"...up in her own bed, wearing different clothes. And there’s something else that’s a bit puzzling: She finds Jim..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Lives of Others

This recent Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is the story of the small redemption of one man, who happens to be a hated East German Stasi officer.

"...to be in East Berlin now that spring is here: The buildings are gray, the birds are chirping, and..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Glory Road

Even though Glory Road presents a fictionalized account of what many count as the most significant NCAA basketball game ever played, the film remains a predictable sports rouser.

"...game – came down to Haskins’ then-revolutionary call to start five black players on the paint. After a zippy..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Island

If you like Maxim, you'll love this latest from adrenaline fiend Michael Bay.

"...Parmigiano Reggiano from the DreamWorks vault. Not sold yet? Here comes the closer: Shit blows up real good. There’s..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

House of D

Here’s an interesting surprise: Dour, dry David Duchovny’s directorial debut is more weepy than creepy, a conventional coming-of-age story that flashes back to 1970s New York City.

"...David Duchovny, Erykah Badu, Magali Amadei and Zelda Williams. Here’s an interesting surprise: Dour, dry Duchovny’s directorial debut is..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Walking Tall

Contemporary remake of the 1973 grassroots classic retains and updates the basic plot while losing much of the original’s heart and soul.

"...retired wrestler who returns home with his family to start afresh but gets on the wrong side of the..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jersey Girl

Ben Affleck plays a widower dad in this family dramedy from an uncustomarily sweet Kevin Smith.

"...Instead, the conflict of the piece comes from Ollie’s stop-and-start re-entry into the romantic fray and his attempts to..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Runaway Jury

John Grisham courtroom thumper marches to a familiar tune.

"...any film based on one of Grisham’s legal potboilers, there’s a healthy mix of love and contempt for the..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch Two

"...the American dream would serve him in good stead here, Book of Shadows' mix of docu-realism (lifted from the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Same Old Song

"...and memory and its tendency for characters to suddenly start lip-syncing to popular old songs or break into dance...."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sleepy Hollow

"...with vampiric-toothed glee by Christopher Walken -- it's a startlingly silly turn for the actor, but, surprise, it works...."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bachelor

"...the perpetual single guy, an unfettered Lothario? If ever there were the marrying kind, it's O'Donnell -- he looks..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Mummy

"...and running just over an hour, was not the start of the studio's most gripping franchise. While the studio's..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Home Alone 3

"...has stripped the vehicle down to its frame and started over. There's an all-new cast, headed by McDonald's commercial..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Weed

"...Eighth Annual Cannibis Cup & Hemp Expo held in (where else?) Amsterdam. Never in your life have you seen..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival

"...we want it now. When did the Woodstock generation start believing its own hype and, what's more, when did..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jackie Chan's First Strike

"...Quirky Hong Kong federal agent “Jackie” Chan Ka-kui returns here, still blending Seventies supercop bravado with the goofball vulnerability..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Cowboy Way

"...astonishing because he reveals only two basic facial expressions here -- a shit-eating grin and a dumber-than-dirt reaction take...."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prelude to a Kiss

"...don't waste a lot of time with the details here, it just happens, okay? Unsuspecting Baldwin goes off to..."

July 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Cool World

"...characters is so shabbily accomplished that it makes you start noticing all the other technical glitches in the work...."

July 17, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alien³

Weaver's Lt. Ripley and H.R. Giger's brainchild face off in Fincher's beautifully shot sequel that goes nowhere.

"...and jagged editing. Set on a remote penal colony where her escape pod has crash landed, Ripley finds herself..."

May 29, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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