Metro Weekly

Film

  • Fin Rot

    By on October 6, 2004

    ''Is Shark Tale a sequel to Finding Nemo?'' a friend inquired after learning I'd seen the movie. ''No,'' I replied, ''it's a rip-off.'' At least...

  • Heart of the Matter

    By on September 29, 2004

    Near the end of the gay marriage documentary Tying the Knot, an Oklahoman farmer named Sam sits outside the home he's fighting desperately to keep...

  • Dead Heads

    By on September 29, 2004

    It's not every day you get a zombie film crossed with a romantic British comedy. And that's probably a good thing. Because in the wrong...

  • Virtual Reality

    By on September 22, 2004

    At the beginning of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, the ''Hindenburg III'' ceremoniously and gracefully docks atop the Empire State Building. This gorgeous,...

  • Alien Wear

    By on August 18, 2004

    The question you have to ask yourself with regard to Alien Vs. Predator is why 20th Century Fox would hand over to Paul W.S. Anderson...

  • Not So Chummy

    By on August 11, 2004

    Question: What's so scary about watching two people float around in the ocean for an hour or so? Answer: Nothing. In theory, a pair of...

  • 'Manchurian Candidate'

    By on August 4, 2004

    Jonathan Demme's choice of material has been a little bizarre as of late. His remake of the strangely winsome yet slightly edgy Audrey Hepburn-Cary Grant...

  • Into the Woods

    By on August 4, 2004

    I don't mean to sound boastful, but I figured out The Village's big twist a few days before actually seeing the movie. While it was...

  • Feline Trouble

    By on July 28, 2004

    If movies were kitty litter, Catwoman would be the kind that doesn't absorb very well and fails to clump. And it would be stinky. Really,...

  • Mr. Roboto

    By on July 21, 2004

    The most surprising thing about I, Robot, in which Will Smith uncovers a robotic conspiracy of unprecedented magnitude, is that it isn't half bad. Which...

  • Mass Hysterics

    By on July 14, 2004

    There aren't many actors who could get a huge laugh out of the line ''Milk was a bad choice,'' but count Will Ferrell among them....

  • Super Hero

    By on June 30, 2004

    Let's just chime right in with the chorus, shall we? Spider-Man 2 is the greatest superhero movie ever made. It goes well past amazing --...

  • Cole Comfort

    By on June 30, 2004

    ''Obviously these people are dead and we'll never be able to ask them questions, '' says Ashley Judd, who portrays Linda Porter in the new...

  • Groin Busters

    By on June 23, 2004

    ''If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball,'' barks professional dodgeball champ Patches O'Houlihan as he proceeds to fling wrenches at a...

  • Darker, Richer, More Adventurous

    By on June 16, 2004

    Watson, Radcliffe and Grint With Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, director Alfonso Cuaron imparts a bold and frank new sensibility to the ongoing...