You’ve probably seen the ads for this movie - a charismatic Aaron Eckhart, in voice over, mocks his character’s reputation as a slick spokesman for Big Tobacco. It’s a sly, winking ad that says, “Hey, folks who hate cigarettes - here’s a satire about how charming it is to be evil. Put that […]

Susan Strohman brought this musical stage adaptation of the 1968 Mel Brooks film to Broadway in 2001 and the entire universe simply had to have it. Now Strohman brings exactly that show (but with a few more locations) to the big screen. It’s like the fanciest A&E/BBC presentation of a stage hit […]

This film is a delicious post-modern romp through a meta-fictional crime caper. What more can I say? It delights in its own awareness of itself, from star Robert Downey Jr.’s studied awkwardness in narrating and in understanding that it is an homage to the pulp crime novels its characters love and mock. It […]

For my readers out there who have no interest in seeing any film by the South Park creators, much less one that was almost rated NC 17 for puppet sexuality, then this review is not the review you need to read in order to decide what to do with your weekend.
For the rest of you, […]

I am struggling right now to think why I did not give this movie Full Price Feature. The only movie this year that comes close to how much sheer,unadulterated fun I had in the theatre was 13 Going on 30. (Just watch it – you’ll understand). My (female) companion and I were […]

Just go see it. Do you need 450 words to make you interested in this film? Well why haven’t you seen it yet, then? Reports coming in from all over (even the Bible Institute of Los Angeles) indicate that both the religious and the not-so-much-religious are loving it with equal fervor. […]

Zombie movies are not for everyone. That said, I truly believe that those people who do love zombie movies will LOVE this remake of Dawn of the Dead. It’s fun, scary, witty, nerve-wracking, gory, exciting, and jam-packed with sly commentary. And it’s nowhere near as bloody and violent as Passion of the […]

I have to be honest; the DVD print of this film was so artifacted that I could not actually watch it on my DVD player. Ultimately I had to stick it in my computer to watch it, which is not the best atmosphere for a feature film to shine. Even in that […]

Down With Love
Full Price Feature
“What should we do?”
“It should be a real Camelot 60’s movie, with yummy clothes and sets and backdrops and rear projections and nothing modern about it at all. And not a remake.”
“Except the dialogue.”
“Yes, definitely the dialogue. We should up the ante on the double entendres; Pillow Talk wasn’t […]

This film is a perfect example of why the MPAA ban on screeners,ostensibly to combat piracy (and who exactly is black marketing The Station Agent?), is damaging to the little movie. Playing a week long run in a dinky art house to an audience of 5, this little movie is a blistering indictment of […]