Every once in awhile a movie comes along that rekindles the passion we cine-maniacs had when we first fell in love with art films. This year, The 48th New York Film Festival (running from September...
After losing the bad guys in a claustrophobic car chase Special Agent Frawley is pissed. “This is the not-f*cking-around crew,” he rants at his men, “So get me something that looks like a...
“Education, education, education.” New Labour’s old mantra rings hollow to English teacher Robert Anderson. This venerable warhorse stalks his classroom with the kind of “Dark sarcasm”...
If it weren’t for a small test audience in the early 80s, I probably wouldn’t be writing this review now. Why’s that, you ask? Well settle back and I’ll tell you a story… For those of you...
At the end of “28 Weeks Later”, the screaming British zombies surged through the channel tunnel to upset the Parisians with lack of fashion sense, inadequate language skills (RARGGGHHH) and...
Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast are rock and roll scientists, genetic engineers surfing on the flotsam and jetsam of their DNA experiments that just might hold the cure for “Parkinson’s,...
Everything you loved or hated about San Diego Comic-Con seemed to get bigger this year: the lines, the parties, the announcements. But now that the post-event ennui (or #connui, as it was quickly...
Jacques Barzun once wrote, “Tennis belongs to the individualistic past--a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world.” “30 love” reveals the tennis professional as...
Make no mistake, “Inception” is superior summer entertainment. Nolan’s existential heist movie deals with, “intense sadness, separation and loss,” all the elements, according to Professor...
You may have heard about Hollywood’s latest rabbit punch to our collective forehead, namely the remake of The Karate Kid. I certainly have, and I’ve seen any number of by lines exclaiming that...
