• April 20, 2007
• At Home, Documentary, Western

I became a fan of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) on a rainy Sunday a few years ago when I happened to catch it on TV while parked on...

• April 19, 2007
• At Home, Drama

After working my way through all the Al Pacino movies I could get my hands on, I hit a wall. There were still a few titles left, but they...

• April 14, 2007
• At Home, Drama

Susanne Bier’s last film, the sublime Brothers, dealt with the repercussions when a woman is forced to choose between two vastly different men. This time, the central figure is...

• April 8, 2007
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Family

In what is an even finer example of lowest-common-denominator filmmaking than its insipid predecessor, Are We There Yet? (which, coincidentally, I also hated), this alleged “family film” dumbs itself...

• March 30, 2007
• At Home, Comedy

Will Ferrell’s been an elf, a lecherous news anchor and a dim-witted racer. With this new comedy – that lifts material from other sports films before it, most notably...

• March 23, 2007
• Action, At Home, Drama

Complete the following comparison: Eddie Murphy’s Norbit is to Dreamgirls As Mark Wahlberg’s ________ is to The Departed Yes, Shooter is right up there with Norbit as a shockingly...

• February 28, 2007
• At Home, Drama

Despite all of its earnestness and good educational intentions, Amazing Grace reminds me of one of those historical movies about an important figure that you were forced to watch...

• February 21, 2007
• At Home, Drama

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Oh for the love of all that is holy, give me a freakin’ BREAK! Another preachy Hollywood movie about a white teacher...

• February 20, 2007
• At Home, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

If you’ve ever fantasized about living with Colin Firth and then fallen into a state of depression after realizing that it’s never going to happen, Apartment Zero is the...

• February 19, 2007
• At Home, Documentary

Are you an oldish American man with no social skills looking to marry a young, vivacious Mexican woman? Well, Ivan Thompson is the man for you. For a mere...

• February 16, 2007
• Action, At Home, Fantasy, Thriller

Dear Moviepie’s Eric, OHHHHmuhGAWD. My dear friend, my sweet boy, drop whatever you’re doing. Turn off ANTM, put away the green slop and get thee to the nearest theater...

• February 16, 2007
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Romance

That’s what I thought as I left the screening of Jennifer Garner’s painfully tepid and somewhat incoherent dramedy that, I think, is about finding yourself through the loss of...