Day Trips & Beyond: Luminous Lagoon, Jamaica

The glow of the water is a natural phenomenon rare in such abundance

"...Taking a decent photograph of the glowing waters of Luminous Lagoon outside of Montego Bay, Jamaica, is..."

Jan. 25, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Great Invisible

Doc looks at the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the lives of residents in the Gulf area.

"...176 million gallons of spewing oil had polluted the waters along the Gulf Coast, making the disaster the worst..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

St. Vincent

Bill Murray plays a hard-hearted grouch who warms to his new neighbors – Melissa McCarthy and her young son.

"...comedy buoyant, even while it sails through some sappy waters. The sap perhaps compensates for St. Vincent’s darker edges,..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Metallica: Through the Never

The 32-year-old British quartet is shown in depth that only begins with the 3-D.

"...Spinal Tap. Fearlessly cruising the same deep, dark Atlantic waters of that concept, Metallica updates the hybrid head on,..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Host

Andrew Niccol writes and directs this romantic, science-fiction thriller that's based on a novel by Stephenie Meyer.

"...its setup. Niccol is splashing around the strictly shallow waters of wounded looks and PG-13 secretive smooching, and the..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rust and Bone

The unlikely relationship between two damaged souls is made deeply palpable by the stunning performances of Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and rising star Matthias Schoenaerts.

"...of prison – far from the azure skies and waters of Antibes on the Mediterranean coast where Rust and..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are delightfully matched in this offbeat romantic comedy from the director of Chocolat.

"...the Yemen marks a sweet little ripple in restorative waters...."

March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Get Your Stank On

Spy Kids 4 to open in Aromascope

"...has stolen a page from no less than John Waters' exploitation film handbook for Spy Kids: All the Time..."

June 27, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Boogie 4 Stu

Ben Waters' boogie for Rolling Stones sideman Ian Stewart

"...a second best celebration of the late sideman, Ben Waters’ new Stones throw, Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute to..."

May 10, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Wimpy kid, wimpy movie.

"...friend Rowley (Capron) lip-synching to Ke$ha. Them's pretty shallow waters...."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Casino Jack

Kevin Spacey stars in this entertaining romp about the career of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"...at inopportune times and as a shark prowling the waters for his next money-making venture. Despite his character's fondness..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Up the Yangtze

Canadian documentary effectively personalizes the effect of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River and the 2 million it displaced.

"...shopkeepers and other “common people” displaced by the rising waters of a river so beautiful and daunting that even..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Manufactured Landscapes

With the eye of an artist, photographer Edward Burtynsky views the effects of China's industrial incursions into its natural landscape.

"...China, you may get the sensation you’re in uncharted waters. After all, few documentaries seek the sublime and meditative..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Bridge

An emotional and aesthetic whirlpool of horror, fascination, beauty, and resignation gives Eric Steel's Golden Gate Bridge suicide documentary an eerie power.

"...– and flies down, down, down into the choppy waters of San Francisco Bay below. At first, you don’t..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Into the Blue

There's a crisp little thriller anchored in this movie about pretty people wearing skimpy swimwear in a beautiful locale.

"...borrowed mansion on the island. Lurking in the turquoise waters is, of course, a fortune in cocaine submerged by..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dark Water

Despite a dream cast, this Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror classic is all wet.

"...in Nakata’s original are here cast out onto the waters like so many soggy breadcrumbs – one in particular,..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bride & Prejudice

This Jane Austen adaptation takes the Bollywood out of India and leaves us something too familiar.

"...viewers hesitating to dip a toe into the mighty waters of Bollywood cinema, take note: Chadha (Bend It Like..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Wicker Park

Paul McGuigan pulls out all the stops on his Wurlitzter Organ of Incessant Camera Trickery to muddy the waters of rationality in this bizarre remake of a fine French thriller.

"...Wurlitzter organ of incessant camera trickery to muddy the waters of rationality in this bizarre remake of Gilles Mimouni’s..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Die Mommie Die!

Charles Busch's campy send-up of Fifties melodrama falls flat.

"...Heaven nor a hilarious takeoff like some of John Waters’ best work, Die Mommie Die! plays more like a..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marci X

A hip-hop artist and a Jewish American Princess discover that bling-bling makes the world go ’round.

"...the power of diamonds and minks to bridge troubled waters? Marci X exudes the familiar stench of stale comedy..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rugrats Go Wild

"...truly, and, in a nifty bit of William Castle/John Waters showmanship, Rugrats Go Wild also arrives with a scratch-’n’-sniff..."

June 13, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Okie Noodling

Noodling is the sport (some say art) of catching big ol' catfish with your bare hands. The practice is legal only in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Okie Noodling is Beesley's affectionate, funny, and engaging look at the noodlers in his home state.

"...disappears and we find ourselves in the murky Oklahoma waters, holding our breath and wriggling our fingers in dark,..."

Oct. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trapped

"...and closer to an anxiety attack, owing to the choppy-waters camerawork and the innately nail-biting premise of a child..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Cockettes

"...members and others in the community, like filmmaker John Waters, to explore the Cockettes' commune beginnings and eventual collapse..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Lovely & Amazing

"...Holofcener's Lovely & Amazing dives headfirst into these nebulous waters with its portrait of a family of women and..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rock Star

"...little too deeply the admittedly shallow (and piss-and-pills dirty) waters of Eighties heavy metal. But the joy is in..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Last Resort

"...Russian woman and her streetwise son navigating the dreary waters of British immigration. What begins as a social drama..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chuck & Buck

"...unlike any movie you've experienced before, although its uncharted waters may help explain the movie's dissipated ending, as though..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Jealousy

"...insecurity, Mr. Jealousy dives deep into the foamy green waters of emotional malaise and surfaces with nary a clue,..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation Two

"...grotesqueries. But unlike, say, the early films of John Waters, these animators provide little wit or imagination to accompany..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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