Metro Weekly

Film

  • Dust Off

    By on December 5, 2007

    Great expectations can lead to great disappointments. As a fan of Philip Pullman's ''His Dark Materials'' series, I eagerly awaited the theatrical release of the...

  • Lion's Club

    By on November 7, 2007

    The other day I noticed a bumper sticker that read, ''If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.'' Robert Redford might have slapped the same...

  • Cat and Mouse

    By on October 24, 2007

    Cat and mouse games can be fun -- when you know who's the cat and who's the mouse. When you don't, it's like watching two...

  • Bite Night

    By on October 17, 2007

    ''I don't care what they are,'' barks an anxious Sheriff Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnett). ''I just care what they do about them!'' And well he...

  • Law and Disorder

    By on October 10, 2007

    ''I'm not a miracle worker,'' scowls Michael Clayton (George Clooney) to a self-important client of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen, a corporate law firm for whom...

  • Spiritual Shenanigans

    By on October 3, 2007

    Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip... Maybe I have TV Land on the brain, but director...

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    By on September 26, 2007

    David Cronenberg's films have always been uneasy creations, disturbing excursions into the human psyche and its corporeal container. His earliest gore-enriched works, The Brood, Scanners...

  • Beatle Mania

    By on September 19, 2007

    Like space, Across the Universe has supernovas shining bright, and black holes that suck all matter into oblivion. In between, there are a lot of...

  • Super Duper

    By on August 22, 2007

    Since the early '80s, the high school male coming-of-age comedy has become almost as much a rite of passage as the actual event itself. Each...

  • Graceland

    By on August 15, 2007

    Next week I take my umpteenth trip to Provincetown. Why do I keep going back? Because there is something warm and comforting about returning to...

  • Star Bust

    By on August 8, 2007

    So many stars, so little shine. Stardust seems like it should have a lot of glimmer. It boasts a surprisingly strong cast -- Michelle Pfeiffer,...

  • Bourne Again

    By on August 1, 2007

    Damn, another dropped call: Damon Jason Bourne is back -- and this time he's meaner, leaner and cheesier than ever before. The third, and potentially...

  • Homer's Odyssey

    By on July 25, 2007

    Cast of 'The Simpsons Movie' WOO-HOO! With super-duper hype and hullaballoo, The Simpsons Movie finally arrives in theaters and lands with... a big comic BANG!...

  • Power Spray

    By on July 18, 2007

    When sporting have a buzz cut, what need do you have for Hairspray? So I missed both John Waters' 1988 original movie starring Ricki Lake...

  • Kid Stuff

    By on July 11, 2007

    My inner child is one happy camper. It's like I woke up to find that today is the first day of summer, and my birthday,...