Dead Again: Still Kicking
by Christina McNamee
You probably missed Dead Again when it first came out in 1991. It was nominated for a Golden Globe for best original score and then faded into obscurity alon
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Fine Thrust: A Review of 300
by Mary Roebuck
I enjoy Frank Miller.  The Sin City series is one of my favorite graphic novel series.  The art is brilliant and the story is dark and convoluted enough to maintain my interest through several rereads.  300 is a sl
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Writing Through the Block: A Review of The Lives of Others
by Mary Roebuck
I had some trouble starting this review.  There are certain films, such as The Lives of Others, that I find it hard to break down in a review format.  There’s something a little untouchable about them, but then I tend to c
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Mexican Hobbits are out this Season: A Review of Pan’s Labyrinth
by Mary Roebuck
Much like Peter Jackson once did, Guillermo del Toro looks something like a hobbit.  He is also something of a fanboy, though his fanboy opuses do not tend to garner as much acclaim as Peter Jackson’s.  Despite their slick delivery
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A Lost Classic: Sophie's Choice
by Lani Scozzari
I never re-watch movies. I just don’t, but in part because of this review and also, in part, because I actually wanted to see it again, I recently re-watched Sophie’s Choice. Having not seen the film for at least five years, I
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The Return of Bond: A Review of Casino Royale
by Mary Roebuck
Casino Royale is not your father’s James Bond movie, but then you already knew that.  The lack of gadgets, the blonde hair,
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A Classically Fabulous Roll in Ze Hay
by Sally Feller
Every year for the Halloween season the TV networks replay all of their bad movie archives. Don’t lie, you’ve sat through “Hocus Pocus” on the Disney Channel annually since it came out thirteen years ago;
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The First Nail: A Review of 49 Up
by Mary Roebuck
In the age of Michael Moore, the subjective documentary is king.  Self-insertion with no real nod to its affect seems to be the thing, if you want people to watch your film.  That, or penguins.  49 Up, the lates
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Abracadabra: The Prestige shows off its tricks
by Christina McNamee
The Prestige, a movie about stage magic set in turn of the century London, starts out as a murder mystery, moves into a cat and mouse game of deception and ends with both a bang and a whimper. It’s hard to fault a movie for being to
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A Lost Classic: The Adventures of Robin Hood
by Meghan Purvis
Given the medieval nature of this review, I think it’s appropriate to begin in an internet version of the stocks. My crimes? Pedantry and hypocrisy. The evidence: I’m one of those insufferable moviegoers who cannot watch a period piece
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