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Review: ELEKTRA

January 15, 2005 Rich Drees

It is perhaps inevitable that some will compare Elektra with last year’s Daredevil since the former is a spin-off from the latter comic book adaptation. It would be a fair comparison too, as both films [click for more]

Review: COACH CARTER

January 15, 2005 John Gibbon

There is one verb that athletic coaches employ more than kick, run, hit or dive. It refers to stirring emotions, encouraging greatness, or motivating success. That one simple word that gets the blood pumping and [click for more]

Review: BEYOND THE SEA

December 30, 2004 Rich Drees

Beyond The Sea, the life story of 1950s and 60s singing sensation Bobby Darin adapted for the big screen by actor turned writer and director Kevin Spacey, is definitely a labor of love. Unfortunately, one [click for more]

Review: THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU

December 26, 2004 Rich Drees

Will success spoil Wes Anderson? That seemed to be the question on the minds of many who have followed this quirky director’s rising career from his debut film Bottle Rocket (1996) through Rushmore (1998) and [click for more]

Review: THE AVIATOR

December 25, 2004 Rich Drees

There are few, if any figures of the twentieth century who can claim to have influenced and changed not one but two American industries the way Howard Hughes did. Hughes’ airline concerns helped advance the [click for more]

Review: HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

December 5, 2004 Rich Drees

After having let Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s Hero sit on a shelf for nearly two years before releasing it to American theatres this past fall, distrbutor Miramax films must have been pleasantly surprised when it [click for more]

Review: AFTER THE SUNSET

November 12, 2004 Rich Drees

Max (Pierce Brosnan) and Lola (Salma Hayek) are two of the best jewel thieves in the world, adroitly dodging the apprehension attempts of FBI agent Stan Lloyd (Woody Harrelson). After successfully pulling off one final [click for more]

Review: THE INCREDIBLES

November 5, 2004 Rich Drees

Normally when writing reviews, I try to avoid using “punny” or any other type of “clever” writing. It’s too easy a writing tactic and more often than not comes off as more than a little [click for more]

Review: THE GRUDGE

October 23, 2004 Rich Drees

The Grudge joins Wicker Park, Taxi, and Shall We Dance? as yet another entry in the recent cycle of foreign films and older Hollywood fare currently being remade for modern audiences. (Ironically, the poster art [click for more]

Review: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

October 10, 2004 John Gibbon

Fall. The time of year when school buses first make their rounds, we gawk at the fiery splendor of autumn leaves, and catch a whiff of a delicious apple pie. Ah, fall. The time for… [click for more]