Metro Weekly

Film

  • Cold Wheels

    By on May 14, 2008

    It's been almost a week since I saw Speed Racer and already I can't remember a thing about it. I vaguely recall it being comprised...

  • Metal Head

    By on May 7, 2008

    An early entry into the summer movie blockbuster race, Iron Man () holds its own as a big-budget action film, but would probably lose in...

  • Pregnant Pause

    By on April 30, 2008

    Baby Mama cries out to be compared to a pregnancy. First, it starts off making you queasy. Then, it keeps growing and gets more and...

  • Best Forgotten

    By on April 23, 2008

    There's one thing you won't forget about the comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall and it arrives within the first 10 minutes: The sight of star Jason...

  • Dumbed Down

    By on April 16, 2008

    Say cheese. In fact, there are two kinds of cheese served up in Smart People. The first kind is because the film serves up short...

  • Screwed Ball

    By on April 9, 2008

    What is it about the good old days of classic screwball comedies that lure proven, otherwise competent directors? Do they really think they can recapture...

  • Marathon Man

    By on April 2, 2008

    The phrase ''he's running a marathon'' is very often followed by ''why?'' Understandably so. Training for and competing in a marathon involves endless hours of...

  • High Rollers

    By on March 26, 2008

    ''Winner, winner, chicken dinner.'' It's more than hungering for a simple meal that drives a group of MIT students to Vegas every weekend, but it's...

  • Heist Times

    By on March 12, 2008

    The only people who might be disappointed by The Bank Job are those hoping for a car chase-filled, shoot 'em up, high-energy heist movie. If...

  • Pig Sty

    By on March 5, 2008

    Sometimes a story about a girl born with a pig's face is just that: a story about a girl born with a pig's face. And...

  • Raiding Spielberg

    By on March 5, 2008

    In 1982, three 12-year-olds living in Mississippi embarked on a movie-making mission: To recreate Raiders of the Lost Ark, scene by scene. Armed with a...

  • Choosing Oscar

    By on February 20, 2008

    Phew! We can all breathe a big, collective sigh of relief now that the writers' strike has come to an end. It means -- yes!...

  • Death Unbecomes Her

    By on February 6, 2008

    Perhaps everyone who goes to see Over Her Dead Body will leave the theater believing themselves psychic, because it's impossible not to see every plot...

  • Rampage

    By on January 23, 2008

    Ya gotta have a gimmick. Well, these days in the horror-film genre you do, if you want to cut through the movie marketing clutter and...

  • Creep Show

    By on January 16, 2008

    As the mysterious caller asked the isolated teenager: Do you like scary movies? If you do, then you've probably already seen everything that takes place...