Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Werewolves and vampires occupy the modern cultural space of myth. These creatures are our gods, our repositories of mystical and …
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Last Chance Harvey
The mere idea of love inspires clichés, but sometimes on screen a love story comes along that harnesses the innate …
The Wrestler
Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a world-wrestling champion 20 years ago. Now he shuffles along between bouts, accepting …
Notorious
Soul Food director George Tillman Jr. helms this Hip Hop biopic based on the rise and untimely demise of Christopher …
A Curious Case For Adaptation Readers
Each year, the multiplexes offer more translations from page to screen. A quick glance at 2008’s literary screen gems features …
Review: ‘Frost/Nixon’
I´ve never really been a fan of Ron Howard. I grew up watching him, first as Opie on The Andy …
Review: ‘Milk’
Film certainly has a soft spot for lovable losers. How else can you explain the success of Charlie Chaplin’s Little …
Kevin Smith Makes a Porno
A recent Rolling Stone article entitled “What’s So Funny? The New Golden Age Of Comedy” dubs the current trend in …
Review: ‘Rachel Getting Married’
Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt) is getting married, and like many American families today, broken and blended branches of the tree poke …
Life: Season One
2007-’08, Not Rated Life: Season One gives us Charlie Crews (Band of Brothers’ Damian Lewis) as a cop, wrongly accused …
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