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Review: KNOCKED UP

June 2, 2007 Rich Drees

The two hardest reviews for me to write always seem to be for comedies and really good films. I think the reason for this is because for both types of films to work effectively, they [click for more]

Fans of comic book movies have good reason to be fearful of any silver screen superhero adaptation reaching a third installment given the history of what has appeared before. Superman III (1983) took a bad [click for more]

Review: HOT FUZZ

April 21, 2007 Rich Drees

In 2004 writer/ director Edgar Wright and writer/actor Simon Pegg delightfully surprised audiences with Shaun Of The Dead. What made Shaun of the Dead work so well is that the story was a romantic comedy [click for more]

Review: FRACTURE

April 21, 2007 Rich Drees

“Look closely enough and you’ll find everything has a weak spot where, sooner or later, it will break.” So says Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant aeronautics engineer who has been jailed for the attempted [click for more]

Philadelphia Film Festival Review: IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON

April 16, 2007 Rich Drees

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to put a man on the moon. While he never lived to see that dream realized, a small handful of Americans lived it in [click for more]

PFF Review: THE KING OF KONG

April 10, 2007 Rich Drees

Perhaps since almost immediately after the beginning of athletic competition there have been stories of great competitors, those who fought the odds and overcame great obstacles to become champion in their chosen field. Even so, [click for more]

Philadelphia Film Festival 2007 Review: DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT

April 9, 2007 Rich Drees

Day Night Day Night is a movie that is going to aggravate and even infuriate many people. That’s because it challenges its audience to not think about the politics of terrorism but dares you to [click for more]

Philadelphia Film Festival Review: EXILED

April 8, 2007 Rich Drees

It would be easy to dismiss Hong Kong director Johnny To’s Exiled as yet another Asian gangster film dealing with themes of friendship, honor and loyalty. One could similarly dismiss High Noon as a just [click for more]

Philadelphia Film Festival 2007 Review: DIGGERS

April 8, 2007 Rich Drees

The mid-1970s are not a good time for the independent fishermen of Long Island who make their living digging clams. A large commercial firm has just closed a deal granting them exclusive rights to certain [click for more]

Review: GRINDHOUSE

April 6, 2007 Rich Drees

I suspect, more so than with your average film, one’s reaction to Grindhouse will depend on one’s willingness to buy into the film’s central premise- a recreation of seeing a double feature of exploitation films [click for more]