Hamlet 2 (2008) Review

For our critic, sitting through the $10 million Sundance acquisition Hamlet 2 was the equivalent of suffering the slings and arrows of (an) outrageous fortune.

Things We Lost in the Fire and Weirdsville (2007) Tandem Review

Though Benicio Del Toro appears poised to score a lot more mantelpiece smack this fall than Wes Bentley, there may be no more perverse a double bill in 2007 than the tandem of Things We Lost in the Fire and Weirdsville.

The Heartbreak Kid (2007) Review

The stench from the trash heap of 1970's Hollywood remakes just got a little stronger.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shaolin Soccer (2001) Review

After initially intending to release a dubbed version of Stephen Chow's 2001 Cantonese slapstick comedy smash, Miramax comes to its senses and reverts to subtitles.

Chasing Papi (2003) Review

Alongside his roles in recent thrillers such as Phone Booth, actor/director Forest Whitaker finds time to produce a breezy new romantic comedy featuring an all Latino cast that includes Roselyn Sanchez.

Anger Management (2003) Review

 After the gentler feel of Mr. Deeds, Little Nicky and Big Daddy, comedian Adam Sandler reclaims the zany drumbeat of his earlier work with gleeful support from Jack Nicholson and a stellar supporting cast.

View From the Top (2003) Review

Strange mishmash of a movie plays like a bad episode of Saturday Night Live, with Gwyneth Paltrow doing her best to keep things moving and Mike Myers scoring a few, but not enough, direct hits.