Film
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Cinematic Surge
The boys -- and girls -- in blue are in for some crime-fighting help. Superhero Surge and his blazing-blue ''battle suit '' are headed for...
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Embattled Bots
Why does virtually every recent American-made animated feature film -- particularly those of the computer-generated kind (for hand-drawn, you must look to Japan or the...
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Winning Entries
With much of last week's Oscar buzz going to the major categories, it's easy to miss the notable -- and in some cases, noble --...
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Crying Wolf
Fans who tend to go on and on about what a great horror director Wes Craven is conveniently tend to forget about Deadly Friend, a...
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Hell Boy
Innocuous entertainment. That's how, if pressed, I would describe Constantine, another comic book-to-screen adaptation that is, at the very least, visually interesting for its two-hour...
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Masked Unmarvel
You can't help but wonder: At approximately what point during the filming of Son of the Mask did the cast and crew halt what they...
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Boxing Hilary
I'm not particularly fond of boxing movies. I flinch at the sight of fists curled up in big padded gloves, thrusting for blood. Nor am...
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Hard Lessons
In Good Company is an agreeable comedy that might have been overlooked altogether if not for Topher Grace's pitch-perfect performance as a 26-year-old corporate upstart...
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Second Chances
''Will I ever be normal?'' The question is put to a psychologist by Walter, a 45-year-old man recently released from a dozen years spent in...
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The Best and Worst Films of 2004
The year 2004 was both an encouraging and discouraging one for movies. On the bright side, we had several films that put the script ahead...
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Broken English
There are those who might say ''Even a bad film made by James L. Brooks is better than a good film made by another, lesser...
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Uncoupling
In Closer, four strangers drawn together by fate form into romantic pairs and then proceed to uncouple and re-couple, in the process ripping each other...
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Mythbuster
It's been six years since Bill Condon made the phenomenal Gods and Monsters, which explored the hushed tragedy of James Whale, the gay director behind...
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Home Movies
A pale, dark-haired boy of about 13 approaches Jonathan Caouette in the lobby of the Landmark E Street Cinemas. He is visibly overwhelmed, barely able...
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Living Dolls
If they make it past three or more films, horror movie icons typically make the leap from terror to comedy. It's not always the best...
