Leaves of Grass

Edward Norton plays dual roles as twin brothers from Oklahoma in this off-kilter mash-up of comedy and drama that co-stars Susan Sarandon and Richard Dreyfuss.

"...comedy and jolting, third-act violence. It's a jarringly realistic hybrid that echoes the more surreal aspects of real, rural..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

A teenager's Greek mythology book comes to life and thrusts him into an adventure to recover Zeus' stolen lightning bolt.

"...way to tell if author Riordan's teens ’n’ gods hybrid works on the printed page without having read it,..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Spy Next Door

Jackie Chan plays an undercover CIA agent who turns out to be a disastrous babysitter for his girlfriend's three kids.

"...celebrated, a film to be seen, and its own hybrid art form, combining incandescent star wattage and impossibly entertaining..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Disney's A Christmas Carol

The novelty of this motion-capture rendition of Dickens classic eventually gives way to emotionally bland storytelling.

"...afterthought onto which Zemeckis can drape his live-action/computer-animated visual hybrid that he has now used on his third sequential..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Michael Jackson's This Is It

Michael Jackson moonwalks among us for a final hurrah.

"...This Is It is, like Jackson himself, a real hybrid. It is primarily a rehearsal film made up of..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Post Grad

Bland to the point of pointlessness, Post Grad follows the inane highs and lows of a perky young optimist.

"...is the very definition of cookie-cutter filmmaking, a strange hybrid of subgenres (post-teen comedy, oddball family outing) that brings..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pick Your Transport Future

Camaro and plug-in hybrids compete for 'ooh' factor

"...on the Capitol South Steps the option was plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Robert Kanode, CEO of Valence Technology..."

May 5, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Drillbit Taylor

This mediocre tween comedy that stars Owen Wilson comes from some very talented people – Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen – who appear to be experiencing a delayed sophomore slump.

"...of Buddy Hackett. Nuh-uh. Drillbit Taylor is a strange hybrid of Apatow's über-cool TV series Freaks and Geeks and..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I'm Not There

This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love – not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.

"...or sold out entirely: Instead, he’s created a dazzling hybrid. There’s an undeniable thrill to watching something so experimental..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hot Fuzz

Simultaneously smart and silly, Hot Fuzz demonstrates that it's not necessary to be a buffoon in order to lampoon.

"...that truly deserves the description "action comedy," a true hybrid that gives equal measure to both labels rather than..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nacho Libre

This sophomore outing from the director of Napoleon Dynamite is full of cheesy goodness, courtesy of Jack Black, but a little goes a long way.

"...you past the theatre parking lot. It's a strange hybrid, Nacho Libre, part genuine homage to the culturally unique..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

King Kong

Jackson's remake is a corker of an action/monster movie: part RKO serial; part square-jawed, manly romp; and part classic journey into the unknown that recalls and references Heart of Darkness.

"...– but never fails to be its own unique hybrid. Much of that uniqueness, which makes the whole familiar..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Doom

Doom is not so much a film as a marketing tie-in, albeit one with some exceptional production values.

"...Reaper (Urban) blows all manner of creepy zombies and hybrid slug-lamprey beasties to hell. So I guess that’s cool..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2046

At once tremendously dense and gossamer-thin, this period romance/sci-fi hybrid from Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai is a riot of sight and sound that has an irresistible, elemental pull.

"...At once tremendously dense and gossamer-thin, this period romance/sci-fi hybrid from Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai is something of..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Pacifier

Vin Diesel plays a Navy SEAL who draws diaper duty.

"...Home Alone 3, and you still have a hardier hybrid than this Mouse mutt. Not even Kid in the..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Secret Things

Violent French erotica about female empowerment is a turbocharged gender bender that's equal parts soft-core porn and overwrought symbolism.

"...gender power struggles in modern-day Paris is a bizarre hybrid of soft-core porn and overwrought symbolism that’s enough to..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gothika

Halle and Penelope de-glam for this running, screaming, jumping thriller that never allows logic to interfere.

"...time the hand of logic ever touches this horror-thriller hybrid. Initially, Berry’s Dr. Miranda Grey is on the other..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hollywood Homicide

"...the action and murder mystery from this action/comedy/murder mystery hybrid, and focused instead on the comedic skills of his..."

June 13, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rugrats Go Wild

"...the Nickelodeon network have come up with a daffy hybrid that artfully makes the most of both shows’ strengths..."

June 13, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pinocchio

"...though he were overdosing on some disastrous sunshine/puppy dog/rainbow hybrid, stretching his rictal grin right up into the Mr...."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Resident Evil

Wild, senseless, sexy adaptation of the popular zombie shoot-'em-up video game

"...Resident Evil may be the first truly subversive horror-porn hybrid to make it to the American cineplex (the Roger..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Count of Monte Cristo

"...the two makes for a jarring, if frequently entertaining, hybrid. Guzman, in particular, looks ill-suited to this sort of..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch Two

"...spark some sort of genre revolution. Berlinger's wildly uneven hybrid, however, is simply a calamitous train wreck of a..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bittersweet Motel

"...Mike Gordon and keyboardist Page McConnell, Phish plays a hybrid of groovy, spacey, “don't harsh my mellow” rock &..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gun Shy

"...sandwich on day-old Wonder Bread. It's a downright odd hybrid of feel-good comedics and mobster clichés that leaves you..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Run Lola Run

"...Run is Tykwer's stylistic technique: a frenetic, eclectic, elemental hybrid that tosses its bag of tricks at the screen..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twice Upon a Yesterday

"...the more outré dreamscapes of magical realism, creating a hybrid beast that never quite seems to know where it..."

June 18, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day at the Beach

"...sure whether it's a comedy, drama, or some post-NYU hybrid, Day at the Beach's reach frequently exceeds its grasp...."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Hit

"...action and an incomprehensible plot make for one strange hybrid. This almost feels like one of Sammo Hung's early..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Angel Dust

"...where murder, romance, and manga intersect, and the resultant hybrid is visually and intellectually exhilarating...."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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