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Teknolust

Teknolust (2002)

Where is our society headed technologically? How will that technology affect our lives? Is artificial life possible? What role will it play in our ongoing evolution? Is advancing technology...

Linda
Bullet in the Head (1990)

Bullet in the Head (Die xue jie tou) (1990)

John Woo’s American movies have been pretty popular (Mission: Impossible 2, Face/Off), but I’ve always heard that you have to dig into the foreign film section to find his...

Linda
The Bourne Identity (2002)

The Bourne Identity (2002)

A man (Matt Damon) gets fished out of the stormy Mediterranean off the coast of France, with two bullets lodged in his back and his memory a blank slate....

Linda
About a Boy (2002)

About a Boy (2002)

One of the most enduring images of Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones’s Diary is when his character first emerges from an elevator, with a smirk on his face and...

Linda
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space (2002)

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space (2002)

Well. What was I expecting, really? Before the screening began, a guy from Cinema Seattle came out and hollered, “Are you ready for Tamala?” and we were all like,...

Eric
Blessing Bell (Kôfuku no kane) (2002)

Blessing Bell (Kôfuku no kane) (2002)

Just when you think that only epic 3-hour films can make your ass go numb, along comes the relatively “short” film The Blessing Bell. How can an 87-minute film...

Linda
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2005)

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)

Before you, dear reader, label me bitter and jaded, let me defend myself by saying that I’m a huge Star Wars fan. When I’m talking Star Wars, I am...

Linda
Snow Dogs (2002)

Snow Dogs (2002)

Snow Dogs is Northern Exposure, with the fish-out-of-water being a black man instead of a New York Jew. Ted (Cuba), a cornball Miami dentist with a sparkling toothsome grin,...

Linda
Death to Smoochy (2002)

Death to Smoochy (2002)

Robin Williams plays Rainbow Randolph, a children’s television show host that has fallen from grace after getting caught taking a bribe from some supposed eager parents who want their...

Linda
The Last Castle (2001)

The Last Castle (2001)

Tagline: No castle can have two kings. I’m thinking that there aren’t that many movies out there that are predictable from the onset that are as enjoyable as this...

Jennifer
Audition (Odishon) (1999)

Audition (Odishon) (1999)

A lonely 40-something widower Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) decides it is time to get married again, so with the help of a moviemaker friend, opens a casting call for a...

Linda
Italian for Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere)

Italian for Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere) (2000)

Don’t be fooled by the movie poster for Italian for Beginners. With an image of the canals of Venice and a woman’s legs sexily kicked back in a gondola,...

Linda