Genre Reviews

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Superman Returns (2006)

Superman Returns (2006)

This Superman, played by newcomer Brandon Routh, has really good skin and eerily dark blue eyes (in that weird colored-contact way that seems to be all the rage these...

Vickie
The Lake House (2006)

The Lake House (2006)

The Lake House is the kind of romance that sparks the imagination and leaves you thinking, “why can’t that happen to me?” or, more specifically, “why can’t I have...

Jennifer
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

From what I learned from the film, Gram Parsons was a handsome and charming trust-fund baby (from an admittedly fucked-up family), who was lucky enough to pursue music full...

Linda
C.R.A.Z.Y.

C.R.A.Z.Y.

A huge hit in Canada, C.R.A.Z.Y. basically swept the Genie Awards, winning almost a dozen awards, including Best Motion Picture. On the surface, you could classify it as a...

Linda
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Really, the above five statements are about all you need to know to enjoy director Robert Altman’s understated, down-home look at the fictional final broadcast of Garrison Keillor’s real-life...

Vickie
Love Sick (Legãturi bolnãvicioase)

Love Sick (Legãturi bolnãvicioase) (2006)

The story centers on Bucharest university students Alex (Ioana Barbu) and Christina (Zooey Deschanel look-alike Maria Popistasu), who are over the moon about each other. Clandestine girlfriends, who mask...

Vickie
Ronin (1998)

Ronin (1998)

In historic Japan, “ronin” were samurai who had lost or been betrayed by their masters—warriors that were renegade swords-for-hire. With that in mind, we are introduced to a handful...

Linda
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

It is with much sadness and regret that I bestow a mere four slices on this latest installment of the X-Men franchise. After the stellar X2: X-Men United, I...

Vickie
The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Lying dead on the screen and lacking momentum almost entirely, the movie version of The Da Vinci Code takes what should be a suspense-filled treasure hunt and turns it...

Vickie
Down in the Valley (2005)

Down in the Valley (2005)

That’s good. I like that kind of thing. But it’s also one of those movies that falls apart in its final 30 minutes or so, dragging out its action...

Vickie
Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

So, now that you know the “plot”, here are my comments: I’d like to thank director J.J. Abrams. Not for this movie. Not for Lost or Alias. But for...

Linda
Munich (2005)

Munich (2005)

Though Steven Spielberg’s established his career with a series of great popcorn flicks (like Close Encounters, Jaws, and E.T.), but these days it seems he sleepwalks through his films...

Linda