Est. 1998
Here we go again! Three years after āThe Phantom Menaceā, another āStar Warsā prequel is coming out. The film begins with a bang, literally, as an assassination attempt is made against Senator PadmĆ© Amidala (Nathalie Portman). Not overly startled, she still meets with Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) to oppose the creation of an army to protect the Republic against disgruntled Separatists led by former Jedi…
Why is that people assume that movies starring teenage girls are made only for them? After all, ninjas aren’t the only ones watching kung-fu movies, and you don’t have to be a gay cowboy to likeĀ Brokeback MountainĀ (not that I likeĀ Brokeback Mountain, but that’s another story). Basically, you can be a guy in his twenties and still loveĀ Mean Girls,Ā The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsĀ or, in the…
Movie Infos Title: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Year: 1999 Director: Trey Parker Writer: Matt Stone, Pam Brady, Trey Parker Ā In a perfect world, there wouldn’t be a need for South Park. But in our society fueled by hypocrisy, greed and intolerance a film like this is essential to remind us what freedom of speech is all about. It seems that only cartoons are…
Semi-Pro is a Will Ferrell-lead comedy set in the ā70ās and milking the decade for all of its fashion mishaps and funky hairstyles. Although very similar to most of Ferrellās movies, this one is based on historical facts and feels more like an homage to basketball than anything else. Edging between being a slapstick comedy, a coming-of-age story and a cheer-for-the-underdog sports film,…
You probably never even heard of this wonderful little film. I didn’t either until I watched Siskel & Ebert’s Best of 97 show, in which Roger Ebert called “Eve’s Bayou” the best film of the year. I didn’t like it nearly as much, but I can understand why Ebert connected with it. As his Siskel said, Ebert and him picked movies that deeply reflect a…
So I got played one more time, like every time they market a movie around the sexiness of its actresses. Youād think Iād learned by now that āhot babes flicksā always turn out disappointing but no, I still thought āBlue Crushā might be great fun. It isnāt, dear God it isnāt! Sure, the surfer girls are pleasant to look at, but the characters they play…
Movie Infos Title: Easy Rider Rating: Year: 1969 Director: Dennis Hopper If one movie can evoke a whole era, this is it. It looks, feels and smells like the 60s inside out. What makes it even more striking is that it’s not an afterthought made by filmmakers decades later: you can sense that these guys were putting on film what they were experiencing at the…
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Iāve said it before and Iāll say it again, I love the movies of Happy Madison, Sandlerās production company. Itās pretty much always the same deal: Sandlerās a quirky (slacker/golf player/waterboy/ aquarium veterinarian) who sometimes yells a lot and gets aggressive (beating up a giant penguin/ beating up Bob Barker/beating up football players/slapping his androgynous assistant with a fish), but for the most part heās…
Movie Infos Title: Intacto Year: 2003 Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo They say Samuel (Max von Sydow) is a āgod of chance”. He survived the concentration camps as a child while millions of his fellow Jews died, and since his luck hasnāt run out. You gather that heās such a foolproof gambler that he now owns the casino! Apparently that isnāt enough and he feels the…