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Review: EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING

August 21, 2004 Rich Drees

One of the worst things to do when reviewing a film is to take the movie to task for being something it’s not. A poorly written review would rake a film like The Passion Of [click for more]

Review: AVP: ALIEN VS PREDATOR

August 13, 2004 Rich Drees

Alien Versus Predator is a film that attempts to address the question, “What happens when the unstoppable forces from two different film franchises collide?” As it turns out, the answer isn’t as exciting or interesting [click for more]

Review: HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE

July 31, 2004 Rich Drees

The new stoner comedy Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle, is a bit like a meal at the titular restaurant- quick bite-sized bits of comedy that add up to a satisfying guilty pleasure meal. [click for more]

Review: JU-ON: THE GRUDGE

July 25, 2004 Rich Drees

“Ju-On: The curse of one who dies in the grip of powerful rage. It gathers and takes effect in the places that person was alive. Those who encounter it die and a new curse is [click for more]

Review: CATWOMAN

July 24, 2004 Rich Drees

It’s perhaps a bit ironic, and more than a little disheartening, that within the space of a few weeks two comic book inspired movies can be released that are so diametrically opposite each other. One, [click for more]

Review: I, ROBOT

July 16, 2004 Rich Drees

One of the seminal short story collections in science-fiction literature is Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot. The stories introduced the idea of the Three Laws of Robotics, hardwired into every robot’s computerized brain prohibiting them from [click for more]

Review: ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY

July 9, 2004 Rich Drees

Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy is like a gregarious, gangly puppy. It runs around a lot insistently wanting to play and occasionally doing something that you find amusing. More often than not though, something [click for more]

Review: SPIDER-MAN 2

June 30, 2004 Rich Drees

The two years since Peter Parker (Tobey McGuire) has become Spider-Man have been rather rough for the young hero. The photos that he takes of his alter ego in action are used by newspaper publisher [click for more]

Review: FAHRENHEIT 9/11

June 26, 2004 Rich Drees

Reviewing a documentary from controversial director Michael Moore can be a tricky thing. Even at this time when the country seems to be growing more politically divided every day, Moore stands out as a polarizing [click for more]

Review: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

June 16, 2004 Rich Drees

Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) is an inventor whose rather unorthodox methods have not endeared him to the rather staid members of the Royal Academy of Science. When Lord Kelvin (Jim Broadbent) mocks Foggs’ theories, a [click for more]