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Paparazzi

Paparazzi

Paparazzi could be described as a film about terrorism only instead of the terrorists using guns, they use cameras to inflict their damage. That's pretty much it. Paparazzi is basically Die Hard with cameras instead of guns. Oh yeah, and it's really bad. Should I go on? This new slice of sleaze... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Cookout

The Cookout

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Written By: Adam Mast
Wicker Park

Wicker Park

Wicker Park is being advertised as a thriller. Don't be fooled. This is no more a thriller than The Village is a tale about monsters, although in the early goings on, the movie does kind of lead you to believe it might be a mystery of sorts. In actuality, it is but not the type you might think.... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Hero

Hero

Hero is a glorious work of visual splendor and after watching it, I'm really surprised Miramax didn't release it sooner. They opted to sit on the picture for a while until--allegedly--Quentin Tarantino convinced them to put the film out. The Kill Bill director was so in love with Hero that he even s... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair marks a new direction for actress Reese Witherspoon. Sure, we've had this cute, delightful actress warm our hearts with her infectious charm (see Legally Blond), and we've even seen her play less likable characters (her over-achieving Tracy Flick in Election is my favorite of her perform... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Slaughter Rule

The Slaughter Rule

The Slaughter Rule, is a fascinating film, due almost entirely some pretty solid lead performances. Ryan Gosling once again proves to be the most compelling new talent since Colin Farrell and veteran David Morse is as strong as ever. This story, set in a wintry and stark Montana, is the awkward tale... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding was written by Nia Vardalos, who also stars as Toula Portokalos, a prettyish, but frumpy second-generation Greek girl whose manifest destiny is to marry a Greek man and make Greek babies. Just ask her parents (Michael Constantine) and (Lainie Kazan), though they have their d... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
Tigerland

Tigerland

Tigerland is a low budget Viet Nam piece coming on the heals of to of the most atrocious movies Joel Schumacher ever had a hand in. He should have never been allowed to helm a film again after destroying the Batman franchise, but they let him go ahead and make one of the worst thrillers of all time... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
The Claim

The Claim

The Claim has been criticized for being a 90-minute emotional drama packed into a 2 hour film. Director Michael Winterbottom does not rush this film even though it takes place just after the gold "rush." The setting is Kingdom Come, a gold rush town in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California,... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
Bully

Bully

Bully is certainly a disturbing movie. This I'd preface with a couple of qualifying remarks, one is that if I had children in their earlier teens Bully would probably be as scary as any film ever made. And two I think most critics are wrong when they talk about the kids depicted in this film as bein... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
The Good Girl

The Good Girl

The Good Girl is pretty good indie film that is notable in that it marks Jennifer Aniston's first film that is near complete departure from her lovable "Friends" personae. Aniston plays a woman who has become bored with her life. Her job as a cashier at the Retail Rodeo, (a local ShopKo sort of esta... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
Comedian

Comedian

Comedian is a documentary that chronicles Jerry Seinfeld's rebirth as a stand-up. After pulling the plug on his brilliant sitcom at the height of its popularity, mostly to keep it from overstaying its welcome - Jerry also vowed to retire all his old stand-up material and build it all over again from... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
Panic

Panic

Panic is one of those really fun indie sleepers, with a great cast and a dark, but titillating premise. The movie begins with William Macy doing a voice-over as the opening credits come up: "D'you ever get the feeling you're dead?" It turns out he's talking to his shrink (played nicely by the seemin... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
Ghost Dog

Ghost Dog

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is the latest film by the acclaimed independent-film director Jim Jarmusch. Jarmusch has written a fascinating film with the most bizarre premise of his bizarre film career. What's even stranger is how well it works - even though you are often left to wonder "why" t... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
The Secret Lives of Dentists

The Secret Lives of Dentists

The Secret Lives of Dentists falls into that niche of films that you wait to see on video (by which I mean DVD) and enjoy if because you're just kinda laying there on your bed and if you need to get up for a beer, you don't get arrested. This indie-flavored take on a marriage in crisis is remarkable... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones