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Chicken Run

Chicken Run

The chicken, along with the cow, has long been considered one of the dumbest animals on the planet. After watching the gloriously spectacular Chicken Run, one might think twice before dining at their nearest KFC. Taking its cue from The Great Escape and Stalag 17, this stunning piece of claymati... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House

Back we go into the wonderful world of done-to-death with Big Momma's House, an all too familiar Martin Lawrence vehicle that could have used a lot more laughs. Martin Lawrence stars as a police officer who goes undercover as Big Momma, a colorful and voluptuous southern woman, in order to get c... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Replacements

The Replacements

It's Keanu Reeves the quarterback in this new sports comedy from director Howard Deutch, the man who helmed such epics as The Great Outdoors, Dutch, and the beloved 80's treasure Pretty in Pink. Truth be told, of his entire resume, the only film he made that I really liked was Some Kind of Wonderful... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps

Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps

When Eddie Murphy left the confines of his home at Saturday Night Live, he appeared to be embarking on a unstoppable career. With hits like Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours, and Trading Places under his belt, it seemed that the master comedian could do no wrong. Enter the 90's in which Murphy's career be... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Gone in 60 Seconds

Gone in 60 Seconds

Let's not beat around the bush. Gone in 60 Seconds is loud, stupid, full of stock characters, lacking in substance, and full of routine action. Strangely enough, however, I kind of liked it. Produced by action extraodinaire Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Nicolas Cage, Gone in 60 Seconds, like ma... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Road To El Dorado

The Road To El Dorado

Dreamworks follows Antz and Prince of Egypt with an animated telling of The Road to El Dorado, a film that starts off at a brisk pace, but then loses momentum as it goes along. Tulio and Miguel (beautifully voiced by Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh) are two con-men who find their lives changed w... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Cell

The Cell

Many music video directors have graduated to the elite world of high tech film-making. There was Michael Bay (Armageddon), and Spike Jonze as well as countless others. Now, Tarsem Singh (he directed the video for R.E.M.'s 'Losing My Religion') tries his hand at the big screen with the visually sumpt... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Scary Movie

Scary Movie

Back in 1980, The Zucker Brothers picked up the "Parody Ball" from Mel Brooks and ran with it--creating the hilariously brilliant Airplane. Since, we've seen the equally funny Naked Gun, two decent Naked Gun sequels, a couple of entertaining Hot Shot films, and a plethora of Leslie Nielsen's efforts... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Shaft

Shaft

John Singleton has been absent from the limelight for quite sometime. After an incredible breakthrough with Boyz N the Hood, he kept things light with the underrated Poetic Justice, the meandering Higher Learning, and the virtually unseen Rosewood. Now he's updated an iconic piece of pop culture.... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Road Trip

Road Trip

It seems that There's Something About Mary has blown the door wide open for the crude comedy. Last year saw the release of the teenage sex comedy American Pie and now, get ready for Road Trip--a wacky wannabe that is mostly a bad trip. A group of college students drive cross country to retrieve... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Hollow Man

Hollow Man

For me, Hollow Man was one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer. After all, it featured one of the best coming attraction trailers of the year, stars a very underrated Kevin Bacon, and was directed by Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall) a master at the technical aspects of film maki... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

As stated in the Art of War review, it's usually a bad omen when a film is not screened for critics. This is definitely the case with the love story Autumn in New York, a most disheartening directorial debut from actress Joan Chen. Richard Gere plays a womanizing business man who meets his match... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
The Way of The Gun

The Way of The Gun

One of my very favorite films of the 90's was The Usual Suspects. I admired it's complexity and powerhouse performances. For quite some time, the writer of that film Christopher McQuarrie, had been kicking around a screenplay called The Way of the Gun. After numerous turn downs, McQuarrie not only o... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
High Fidelity

High Fidelity

John Cusack has been one of our most underrated actors for quite sometime. He made a name for himself in such 80's flicks as, Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer and Say Anything. What people forget, is what a talented force he can be. He's popped up in such films as Fat Man and Little Boy, The Grifte... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
28 Days

28 Days

Likable Sandra Bullock takes the dramatic route in 28 Days, a film about rehab that pales in comparison to films like Clean and Sober and When a Man Loves a Woman. In it's defense, 28 Days tries to be more lighthearted than those pictures, but that's part of the problem. At one moment, this film... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast