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Message in A Bottle

Message in A Bottle

Romance and fate have been themes in film as far back as I can remember. Within the last ten years, we've seen When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless In Seattle, and You've Got Mail--all lighthearted and similar in nature. Enter Message In A Bottle, a new film from director Luis Mandoki (When A Man Loves... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Rage: Carrie 2

The Rage: Carrie 2

Over twenty years ago, Brian De Palma directed Carrie--the horror film classic based upon the Stephen King novel about a shy high school girl and the brutal revenge she takes upon her tormenting fellow students using her telekinetic powers. Now someone in their finite wisdom has seen fit to make a... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

Eighteen years ago, writer-director Bob Clark helped re-define the teen-sex comedy genre with Porky's. He then made a holiday film that has become a perennial favorite, the wonderful A Christmas Story. With From The Hip, Clark has also proven that he can be very effective with higher-brow comedy.... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Shes All That

Shes All That

Once again, a filmmaker has tried to obtain the success that John Hughes achieved in the 80s with films like The Breakfast Club and Some Kind Of Wonderful. And once again, a filmmaker has not succeeded. Much like last year's Can't Hardly Wait, this film is devoid of any originality. In fact, i... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
October Sky

October Sky

Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji) directs this earnest family film, that comes close to wading in the overly sentimental swamp that bogged Patch Adams down. Thankfully, it manages to get its point across without sinking to those depths. Homer Hickam is a small tow... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Payback

Payback

This is one of those films that has been plagued with problems. Originally slated for release last May, it was shelved because of disputes between writer-director Brian Helgeland (screenwriter of LA Confidential) and star Mel Gibson. That's a shame because, surprisingly, Payback is a lot of fun and... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

British great Ian McKellen plays James Whale, the suave and sophisticated filmmaker that was responsible for Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein in the 30s. Director Bill Condon has made a brilliant film about Mr. Whale in his later years. The story focuses on Whale and a bond he deve... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Blast From The Past

Blast From The Past

This is one of those harmless movies that I really expected to hate, but ended up enjoying. Brendan Fraser plays a likable young man who's been raised in his paranoid father's bomb shelter his whole life. The adventure begins when Fraser leaves the shelter and befriends Eve (Alicia Silverstone).... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
American Pimp

American Pimp

Filmmakers Allen and Albert Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) return with this outrageously entertaining documentary about Pimps in America. Rather than display the same point of view as the media, The Hughes Brothers show pimping as a lucrative business rather than portraying them as imm... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The War Zone

The War Zone

Actor Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction) makes his directorial debut with this gritty, quietly devastating film about a family and their horrifying secret. From frame one, Roth sets a tone that is gloomy and unsettling. He also manages to get fascinating performances from his actors because o... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Splendor

Splendor

Sundance alumni Gregg Araki (Doom Generation, Nowhere) returns with this would-be romantic comedy about love in the 90s. The good news is that Araki has made a film that finally makes sense. The bad news is that he has found an entirely new way to screw up a cohesive storyline. Splendor is a stor... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Thick As Thieves

Thick As Thieves

This debut feature from director Scott Sanders tries way too hard to be hip, ultimately keeping the film from reaching its full potential. Alec Baldwin plays a thief who finds himself double-crossed by a bigger bad guy, played by Michael Jai White (Spawn). Thick As Thieves offers colorful dialogue... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Never Been Kissed

Never Been Kissed

The little girl from E.T. has come a long way to emerge as a very likable actress. Her new film, however, is another in a long line about high school life. Although this film is better than She's All That, Can't Hardly Wait, and Varsity Blues, it's still full of dumb characters and ridiculous situ... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Matrix

The Matrix

What has been lacking in the onslaught of big budget extravaganzas lately? How about sheer visual style and a little bit of originality. This dazzling new cyber-thriller from the Wachowski Brothers (the brilliant film-noir Bound) isn't completely original, but they have fashioned an intricate plot... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Ed T.V.

Ed T.V.

Director Ron Howard returns with his first film since the Mel Gibson kidnapping caper Ransom. I'm pleased to report that Ed T.V. is much better than that film. As a Howard comedy, it also surpasses the dull Gung Ho, but comes nowhere near the comic brilliance of Parenthood (which I consider Howard... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast