"The biggest problem with The Dead Girl is that it doesn’t offer anything rewarding for the viewer other than the novelty of each individual story."
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
We Are Marshall: Mob Mentality at its Finest
"Audiences may be skeptical about the need for yet another football movie this year but We Are Marshall nonetheless offers an entertaining piece of uplifting football jingoism. "
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Rocky Balboa: One Night with the Champ
"... getting to see Rocky train one last time is probably the three most invigorating moments from any film released this year."
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Venus: Eros & Death
"...Venus is a romantic comedy - of sorts - and every frame of the film relies upon O’Toole’s performance, even the ones he’s absent from physically. "
The Painted Veil: Unmasked Prestige
"In a time when so many movies rely on fractured editing and narrative incomprehensibility, it’s wonderfully refreshing to see a film with such a straightforward and reverent approach to filmmaking."
Monday, December 18, 2006
Charlotte's Web: Spinning its Legs
"On the whole, there isn’t anything that parents will find offensive and young children will definitely be entertained by the plights of Wilbur and his furry friends but experienced viewers will quickly realize that Charlotte’s literal web weaving is far more enthralling than the film’s figurative web weaving."
Friday, December 08, 2006
Apocalypto: Tribal Lunacy
"Apocalypto is old-fashioned storytelling at its most basic level. Moreover, it’s a largely successful piece of filmmaking..."
Friday, December 01, 2006
The Nativity Story: Preaching to the Choir
"...Other than some of the beautiful vistas, there isn’t anything in this big screen production that you can’t already see on the History Channel or your standard Visual Bible video series..."
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