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Yes, ‘Spider Pig’ Is The Best Part

Friday, August 10th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘THE SIMPSONS MOVIE’ Written by James L. Brooks and Matt Groening, et al Directed by David Silverman Rated PG 87 mins. I have to believe that people who have seen The Simpson’s movie come in two varieties: the hard-core fans, and the rest of us. Well, you can add a third, I suppose: […]

Nothing Good from a Bad Man

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND’ Written by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. Based on the novel by Giles Foden Directed by Kevin Macdonald Rated R 121 mins. Against my will, I watched The Last King of Scotland last night. Why was it against my will? What have I got against Forrest Whittaker, one […]

Will the Real Jason Please Stand Up

Monday, August 6th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘THE BOURNE IDENTITY’ Written by Tony Gilroy. Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum Directed by Doug Liman Rated PG-13 119 mins. When the Damon and the Affleck popped up with their (yawn) Academy Award-winning screenplay for Goodwill Hunting, I was not impressed. You can call it jealousy, if you want, or sour […]

Bourne Again Action

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘THE BOURNE SUPREMACY’ Written by Tony Gilroy. Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum Directed by Paul Greengrass Rated PG-13 108 mins. There’s one thing I don’t like about The Bourne Supremacy, and only one, and I’m going to go ahead and tell you what it is, even though it’s a bit of […]

Bourne Three, Bad Guys Zero

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM’ Written by Tony Gilroy and Scott Z. Burns. Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum Directed by Paul Greengrass Rated PG-13 111 mins. The Bourne Ultimatum overlaps with the end of the Bourne Supremacy, so it might as well be the same film. Same director, same story, with everything from […]

Can I Change My Order, Please?

Friday, July 27th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX’ Written by Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling Directed by David Yates Rated PG-13 138 mins. I’ve been putting off this review because I just don’t know what to say. And I’m pretty sure no matter what I say, it’s not going […]

Suffer, Little Children

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘JESUS CAMP’ Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Rated PG-13 84 mins. It’s tough to mention documentaries in general without mentioning Michael Moore. Fine. There’s two types of documentaries—those that just “document” something and let you take away your own opinion, and those with a heavy editorial slant. Moore makes the latter. […]

The “Oh No” in Orgasm

Friday, July 20th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘THE OH IN OHIO’ Written by Adam Wierzbianski. Directed by Billy Kent Rated R 88 mins. Someone should go take all of these female orgasm movies and divide them into two groups, the pro-Freud and the anti-Freud. And then divide those into two groups each: the good and the insulting (because bad movies […]

Green Politics Doesn’t Mean You Have to Recycle Jokes Too

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘MAN OF THE YEAR’ Written and directed by Barry Levinson Rated PG-13 115 mins. I don’t find Robin Williams funny. I wanted to tell you that up front, so you can decide if I am being biased. He’s been doing the same schtick since ‘Mork & Mindy,’ that “wow ain’t he clever coming […]

Nights in White Cotton

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘BLACK SNAKE MOAN’ Written and directed by Craig Brewer Rated R 116 mins. Watching Christina Ricci crawl around on the ground in her underwear for half a movie is not a bad way to spend a Tuesday night. But after a while, a question nags: how do her panties keep from getting dirty? […]

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