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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]

Review: GHOST RIDER

February 17, 2007 Rich Drees

Comic book movies seem to have the same hierarchy that comic book characters do. There are first-tier characters who are well engrained in the non-comic reading public’s consciousness like Superman or Spider-Man that get the [click for more]

Review: EPIC MOVIE

January 27, 2007 Rich Drees

If a parody movie’s quality could be measured by the accuracy of its production in replicating the films it’s poking at, then Epic Movie is a pretty good movie. However, if one is looking for [click for more]

Review: CATCH AND RELEASE

January 26, 2007 Rich Drees

Not many romantic comedies open with a scene set just after a funeral. But Catch And Release, for better or worse, strives not to be an ordinary romantic comedy. In fact, for most the first [click for more]

Review: ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES

January 12, 2007 Rich Drees

Arthur (Freddie Highmore) is a young, 10-year old boy who spends his time living at his grandmother’s country home and dreaming of the fantastic adventures his grandfather supposedly had. One such tale involved his grandfather [click for more]

Review: THE DEAD GIRL

December 31, 2006 Rich Drees

The morning walk that is a woman’s only respite from her domineering mother becomes a life changing when she discovers the dead body of a young woman (Brittney Murphy), beaten and abandoned in a field. [click for more]