War (review)
*War* denies us the simple, brainless pleasure of watching these two guys get Oriental on each other’s asses. It’s like someone made *Gamera vs. Mothra* and, oops, forgot to give us two guys in rubber suits battling to the death.
Month: August 2007
Illegal Tender (review)
Can you say “overwrought,” boys and girls? I knew you could.
Turn Left at the End of the World (review)
A charming and shrewd coming-of-age tale…
a cuppa tea with your ha-ha’s? check out classic British comedies
With the witty Death at a Funeral now playing and Mr. Bean’s Holiday, which is practically a silent movie in the style of Charlie Chaplin, opening this week, the multiplex is a suddenly a treat for fans of British comedy. Need more? You’ve got lots of choices on DVD. Be warned: this is not a … more…
The New Statesman: The Complete Series (review)
What’s really astonishing is Mayall’s comedic brutality: he latches like a bulldog onto B’Stard’s malevolence and wrings it dry. Oh so dry.
FILM 307: What the Movies Taught Me About College (2 credits)
It’s August, which means it’s disgustingly hot and there’s crap at the multiplexes and kids are getting ready to go back to school, if they’re not already there. Suckers. I, proud university dropout, am of a mind with Mark Twain, who never let his schooling interfere with his education. But I can’t help but feel … more…
As You Like It (review)
Anyone who thinks that Shakespeare is a chore to be suffered needs to see how fresh and refreshing and sweet and enlightening and simply pleasant his wicked-sharp words can be.
new on DVD: ‘The Lives of Others,’ ‘Serenity,’ ‘Perfect Stranger,’ ‘The Ultimate Gift’
See it: • The Lives of Others [buy it]. From my review: The last line, the last look, the last moment: every movie lover knows that the ending can make or break a film. The Lives of Others — which just won a very well deserved Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film — has one … more…
Resurrecting the Champ (review)
It’s not exactly the stuff that feel-good movies are made of — it’s the stuff that hey-chew-on-*this* movies are made of.
my week at the movies: ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘December Boys,’ ‘Balls of Fury,’ ‘Illegal Tender,’ ‘War’
It’s a slowish week for me this week: only five movies on the slate.
