Over Her Dead Body

In this DOA romantic comedy, Eva Longoria Parker plays a ghost who haunts her former fiancé-to-be when it's time for him to move on.

"...(Bell) who’s using her gifts to wrangle Henry into bed. It’s not a bad premise for a movie –..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Lust, Caution

The NC-17-rated passion in Ang Lee's movie is at distinct odds with the chilly film that surrounds its lovers.

"...no Mata Hari: Her brutal, psychosexual grapplings with the S&M-dabbling Mr. Yee sicken her to the core, even as..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Peaceful Warrior

It's mostly hoo-hah, but there are moments in this New Agey, feel-semi-good crowd-pleaser that rise above and beyond the gymnastics and psychobabble.

"...Leia'd. What this arrogant prick needs is less post-practice bed-hopping and more inscrutable Zen koans from the likes of..."

June 23, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Silent Hill

Eerie but ultimately unengaging film adaptation of Konami's smash series of video games has a pitch-perfect score and unnervingly nightmarish imagery.

"...splatter legend Lucio Fulci. Then wrap your fist in barbed wire and punch the wall a few times, while..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Les Saignantes

This Cameroonian-French science fiction satire with Godardian influences is as fascinating as it is obscure.

"...having sex in the opening sequence dies in her bed, Majolie (Ado) calls up her best friend ChouChou (Calmel)..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Final Destination 3

It’s not going to nab any golden statuettes, mind you, but this shocker takes such exuberant, gleeful delight in the unspeakably gory dispatch of assorted teenagers that it may well be the most fun you’ll have at the movies all week.

"...product involves nail guns, subway trains, fireworks, and tanning beds, you can rest assured these are two writers who..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hoodwinked

Animated retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story has sass but little imagination.

"...grandma (Close) but found the Wolf (Warburton) in Granny’s bed as the old woman tumbled out of the closet..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crónicas

John Leguizamo plays a TV reporter in Ecuador in a film that examines the ethics of tabloid journalism.

"...Directed by: Sebastián Cordero. Starring: John Leguizamo, Damián Alcázar, Leonor Watling, José..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dear Frankie

An ad hoc dad turns out to be far better than the real thing in this sentimental Scottish yarn.

"...of his father’s ship on a map beside his bed, and his interests, including geography, marine life, and even..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Calendar Girls

Middle-aged British women bare all for charity.

"...her son’s copy of Big Bazookas hidden under his bed and then later noticing a girlie calendar at her..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Bad cat makes stink in theatre.

"...read it again (and again) with the teddy, in bed, to the kids, late at night, or alone –..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghosts of the Abyss

"...remains of the grand staircase, Molly Brown’s wrought iron bed, and a bowler hat, still perched on an unknown..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Morvern Callar

"...that begins with teary, mutual grief then mutates into bouncing-on-the-bed rowdiness and finally a violent, defiant affirmation of life,..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Autumn Heart

"...the beginning of the film, and from her hospital bed she asks her daughters to find their long-lost brother...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Get Carter

"...behind Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot and Tango & Cash, and again, too easy to forget the Stallone..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Equinox Knocks

"...Cassidy and Guilford Adams. What if you went to bed one night as a 17-year-old girl and woke up..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Boys and Girls

"...you up at night and gets you out of bed in the morning. In short, love fucks with you..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Holiday In Town

Bed, Breakfast, and a Whole Lot More

"...of everything: just enough long-leaf pine planks supporting the bed's relaxo-cumulus of a mattress, just enough size to the..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holiday in Town

Bed, Breakfast, and a Whole Lot More

"...its original location on the corner of 40th Street & Avenue F to its current location a few blocks..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Erica C. Barnett

On the Ropes

"...to a group of at-risk personalities who frequent the Bedford-Stuyvesant community gym where he works. As an ex-con (he..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Daddy

"...with Sandler initially trying to cope with the kid's bed-wetting, feeding schedule, and general care, and then falling hopelessly..."

June 25, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Insomnia

"...in investigating a teenage girl's murder (the killer has scrubbed her entire body to eliminate clues), they hire him..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

I Think I Do

"...conversations are misinterpreted; and, of course, there's only one bed. (The most inspired gag in the movie involves, of..."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Alive & Kicking

"...young dancer and, after a long pursuit, manages to bed him. What follows is a story, both sentimental and..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

187

"...Jackson plays Trevor Garfield, a high school teacher in Bed-Stuy who opts for a brief time-out after a disgruntled..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

"...why his jet is equipped with a round, rotating bed. Grrrrowr! This secret agent man has style to burn,..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Dead Man

Jarmusch's elegiac, black-and-white meditation is a dream in the form of a Western about the enterprise of America.

"...in the godforsaken town without so much as a bed to sleep in. Temporary relief comes in the form..."

May 24, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bulletproof Heart

"...When next we see Mick, he's at home in bed with a prostitute (sent to him as a “tip”..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within

"...conjures in his or her head -- lying in bed with the lights out and the tapers flickering --..."

Dec. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Max, Mon Amour

"...of adultery (Higgins catches his wife and Max in bed together in a rented flat), but they're presented in..."

Sept. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

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