Month: October 2001

Mulholland Drive is more than just welcome — it’s a refreshing change of pace for moviegoers who prefer a mind warp over another car chase or meet cute, even if it isn’t everything we might have hoped for from Lynch’s latest.

Ever felt menaced by 18-wheelers on dark highways? Hoo boy, then here’s the flick for you. Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker: Pleasantville) and his brother, Fuller (Steve Zahn: Saving Silverman), break up the dull hours driving across the desolate American West by playing a little CB prank on a trucker calling himself Rusty Nail. Big mistake: … more…

Like much of the oeuvre of hackmeister supreme John Carpenter, Escape from New York is a far better film if you leave the gloss of nostalgia around it intact. Translation: I remember it being a lot better than it actually is. So if you have fond memories of a long-ago viewing of EFNY, I’d suggest not ruining them by revisiting the film again.

The Believer was the toast of Sundance last winter, winner of the Grand Jury Prize (and also recipient of the Gold St. George at this year’s Moscow International Film Festival). But no distributor would touch it. Why? Because it’s a powerful, inflammatory film about religion that dares to question an ancient faith, and about hatred … more…