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Showing posts with label 2005. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2005. Show all posts

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Review

Tennessee native Arthur Golden proved it's possible for an American to immerse himself in the ways of the geisha. But the results are not quite as memorable for Wisconsin's Rob Marshall.

Monday, April 3, 2006

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2006) Review

By the time the crew of last week's big DVD, King Kong, finally get to Skull Island, this adventure is already in full play. And that's just one of its own many king-sized charms.

Friday, January 20, 2006

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005) Review

Don't be fooled by the title. There's very little comedy here, and the Muslim world in question is on the wrong continent.

Friday, November 18, 2005

Walk The Line (2005) Review

As sure as night is dark and day is light; Joaquin will be on voters' minds both day and night.

Friday, October 21, 2005

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) Review

Shane Black's blood valentine to the narrative genre that has made him a multi-millionaire delights in giving a town that worships loglines the finger.

Friday, August 12, 2005

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) Review

It opens with a great one-two-three punch line montage that has the audience giggling. Then, it plunges penis-first into the Amsterdam gutter.

Friday, August 5, 2005

My Date With Drew (2004) Review

The budget for this year's second Drew Barrymore romantic comedy is 36,363 times smaller than that of the first, Fever Pitch. Guess which film is more satisfying?

Friday, June 24, 2005

Bewitched (2005) Review

It now appears as if Jessica Simpson's Daisy Duke is going to leave skid marks this summer all over Nicole Kidman's Samantha.

Friday, April 22, 2005

The Interpreter (2005) Review

In the proud tradition of Grace Kelly, Kim Novak and Tippi Hedren, producer-director Sydney Pollack teams up with Nicole Kidman for one more shot at Hitchcock immortality.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Melinda and Melinda (2005) Review

It's been a long time since Woody Allen has had a leading lady as captivating as Radha Mitchell. But she can't quite make up for the imbalance of the film's two stories.

Friday, March 11, 2005

Hostage (2005) Review

We hate to say it, but an episode of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown featuring Bruce Willis and Kevin Pollak would have been waaay more entertaining.

Friday, January 14, 2005

Coach Carter (2005) Review

In the film, Coach Carter contracts with his students to maintain a 2.3 grade point average. If he were to review his own movie, we imagine he'd propose a similar kind of deal.