• July 8, 2005
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Heck, even I sat in the theater thinking, “This is really good, but not quite as good as X2 or Spider-Man 2.” By the same token, the first films...

• March 28, 2005
• At Home, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

I’m not that big on horror movies, but I have to say, The Prophecy turned out a lot better than I expected. First, it reunites Elias Koteas and Eric...

• February 4, 2005
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

I actually kind of liked Catwoman, except for the part where Halle Berry turns into a cat. I’m not just being facetious. The movie gets off to a decent...

• April 2, 2004
• At Home, Comedy, Fantasy

It’s not campy or colorful, but gorgeously dark and gothic and shadowy, like a black-and-white technicolor movie. Ron Perlman, who last donned mucho prosthetic make-up as Vincent in the...

• December 20, 2003
• Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

My favorite thing about Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is that I finally figured out that R. Wynn and A.O. Wynn are not related. During the...

• November 7, 2003
• At Home, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Elf is cute. It’s a sweet little movie with some clever jokes, good performances and a nice message. I liked it. But, as my sister so wisely pointed out...

• September 4, 2003
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The first time I saw Arizona Dream, I was smitten.  I had been waiting to see the movie for three years by the time I stumbled into the video,...

• August 6, 2003
• At Home, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

That’s what I kept thinking all through this smart, spirited, updated remake of the 1976 Disney classic based on the book by Mary Rodgers. The body-switcheroo story finds stressed-out...

• July 11, 2003
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

I find Sean Connery distracting. I’m not a big fan of his, especially of his work in recent years (Encrapment, anyone?), and he was a big reason why I...

• May 3, 2003
• Action, At Home, Fantasy, Science Fiction

I’ll admit that I walked into the press screening—an experience that was complete with a bag search and metal detectors!—a little skeptical. I’d seen the original X-Men movie and...

• January 3, 2003
• Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

Just when you think director Peter Jackson is in over his head with the extravagant special effects, numerous characters, and the large scope of J.R.R. Tolkein’s book, he proves...

• November 14, 2002
• Adventure, At Home, Family, Fantasy

Before I saw Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, I had asked several people what they had thought of the film, as I tried to decide whether or...