Archive for August, 2002
Wednesday, August 14th, 2002
If you don’t like cube steak, then you’re going to hate the first five minutes of “Cube.” Hold on to your seats (and lunch) as a man wakes up in a strange cubicle, with exits on all four walls. He doesn’t know how he got there, but he does know if he’s going to survive, he’s going to have to find a way out. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, August 14th, 2002
Andie McDowell is charming as an American headmistress at a British school, whose romance with a former student hammers a wedge between her best friends. McDowell shines as Kate, who gets together every week with her best friends (Anna Chancellor, Imelda Staunton) for a little smoke, a little drink, and a little gossip. Okay, a lot of all three. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2002
“Nurse Betty” is just the prescription for anyone looking for a genuinely funny off-beat comedy.
Filled with delightful, eccentric characters and swift, sharp dialogue, this romantic comedy comes as an unexpected Valentine from director Neil LaBute. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, August 12th, 2002
The summer movie season gets off to an inauspicious start with the release of “The Mummy Returns,” a loud and annoying sequel to the 1999 remake. Believing that bigger is better, director- writer Stephen Sommers throws money hand over fist at the screen, hoping that audiences won’t notice that the script sucks. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, August 12th, 2002
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Sunday, August 11th, 2002
Okay Joe Dante, you owe me a buck! I paid $4 for a bargain matinee of “Small Soldiers,” and sorry to say, I didn’t even get $4 worth of entertainment out of it. Pity those poor souls who pay full price for this movie. Unfortunately, the film seems to strike a chord with 13 year old boys, which in most parts of the country, is one year too old to qualify for the child admission. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2002
My mother always told me that if you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all.
My mother didn’t see “Queen of the Damned,” another MTV-influenced horror film shot and edited for people with the attention span of a music video. Take away the eye candy and rock music and what’s left is a vampire film that is sorely in need of a transfusion. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday, August 4th, 2002
Summer and popcorn movies go hand in hand. Popcorn movies aren’t a bad thing, unless the filmmakers pee in your popcorn. Nothing is worse than soggy, rancid popcorn passing itself off as the real thing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Saturday, August 3rd, 2002
As someone who experienced rather than lived through the seventies, it was difficult to see the proverbial forest from the trees. At the time, I didn’t realize that the music I loved, the clothes I wore, the films I rushed out to see and the television shows I stayed home to watch were lame.
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Thursday, August 1st, 2002
Memory can be a tricky thing. Just ask Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce). The victim of a vicious attack, Shelby has lost his short term memory. He has no problem remembering events before the attack, but can’t tell you what happened ten minutes ago. That means every time Shelby goes to sleep, he wakes up a stranger in a strange land. Read the rest of this entry »
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