Date Archives June 2005

Cruel Intentions

1999 brought a full barge of teen movies, most of them corny, shallow duds (“She’s All That” anyone?). But amongst all that were a few gems like “Election”, “Rushmore”, and to a lesser extent, “Cruel…

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LAYER CAKE

When the producer of Guy Ritchie’s movies makes his directorial debut, you have certain expect- ations. Is this gonna be another derivative, fast and furious, flashy but empty post-Tarantino gangster movie? Not quite. Michael Vaughn’s…

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Big Fat Liar

Here’s a likable if not particularly memorable little family movie about Jason Shepherd, a 14 year old boy (played by Frankie “Malcolm in the Middle” Muniz) who’s always lying through his teeth. Then one day,…

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BATMAN BEGINS

“Don’t be afraid.” Right from the first moments, the main impression that emanates from Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the Batman franchise is confidence. You’d think it’d be terrifying to touch this material after Joel Schumacher’s monumental…

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K-9: P.I.

Remember that glorious 2 year stretch back in the late 80s when James Belushi, hot off performing with Second City and Saturday Night Live, was starring in all these hit Hollywood comedies? I can’t tell…

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Jumper

  What better on a cold February night than a supernatural action-adventure movie of epic proportions, featuring teleportation around the world, and awesome-looking special effects? When I first heard of Jumper, its premise, and the…

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