Retro Review: ‘L.I.E.’ (2001)
L.I.E. is an unusually frank and unwaveringly perceptive film in which every character seems to live in line with the metaphorical anagram of the title.... Read More
Retro Reviews
Retro Review: ‘Osmosis Jones’ (2001)
What is it about American audiences that they refuse to see any animated film that doesn’t the Disney stamp on it? Shrek aside, there were... Read More
Retro Review: ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)
It’s hard to nail down Donnie Darko as it succeeds on so many levels. It’s a science fiction coming-of-age tale, it’s high school gothic, it’s... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Swept Away’ and ‘Chicago’ (2002)
“More than any other example in recent memory, Chicago shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today’s movies.” – Mike Clark, USA... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Freddy Got Fingered and A Beautiful Mind (2001)
“This film not only left me with an incredible sense of dread for the 80 minutes of my life wasted on this repulsive experience, but... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Battlefield Earth and Gladiator (2000)
“After returning the video I honestly asked the clerk that even when I’m very drunk to stop me from renting this movie ever again. Hopefully... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Wild Wild West and American Beauty (1999)
“My biggest regret in seeing this film is that wish I could have warned you earlier not to see it. I’m sure there are several... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn and Shakespeare in Love (1998)
“In short, “Burn Hollywood Burn” represents just about everything that can possibly be bad about a movie. It should be mandatory viewing for film students... Read More
Retro Review: ‘Frailty’ (2001)
Bill Paxton’s directorial debut is a well-crafted gothic thriller and one of the best films of the year. He does double duty, also playing father... Read More
Retro Review: ‘Lantana’ (2002)
lantana (lan-tan-uh) n: a genus of tropical shrub with small, colorful blooms that hide a dense, thorny undergrowth. Lantana opens with a camera pushing through... Read More
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