Steven Spielberg’s vision made ‘Schindler’s List’ a masterpiece
Steven Spielberg finally accepts that DVDs are here to stay as Schindlers List finally gets DVD treatment. And this outstanding film gets a fine treatment indeed.
Month: April 2004
‘The Magdalene Sisters’ will move, shock and horrify, but is a must-see true story
The Magdalene Sisters is the powerful and brutal true story of four women horrifically punished in these asylums by nuns priests and the Catholic Church.
‘How To Deal’ fails to capture the essence of other great teen films
Despite its intent to get into the teen psyche How to Deal feels like a grownups view of how teenagers should think and act as it tries desperately to speak to teens and miserably misses.
‘Gothika’ might have been a great film… but it wasn’t
Gothika has a formulaic quality that always makes it seem like theres something missing. This is not your usual devil may care bloodbath but when it tries for the same substance found in The Sixth Sense it falls short.
‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’
The Lizzie McGuire Movie is not safe for adult consumption. It is a terrible version of a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen straight-to-video film which means that essentially it is very bad.
‘Under The Tuscan Sun’ is sensitive, magical and amusing
The smooth sensual quality of the film is helped along by Lanes funny voiceovers. Originally from a book by Frances Mayes it flows seamlessly like a great novel.
Ray Harryhausen: An animation legend
A rare Q&A featuring stop-motion animator and classic monster creator Ray Harryhausen explores his career in the movies.
Forget Jack Black, the kids are the real stars of ‘School of Rock’
Id heard that Jack Black received critical praise in this film but waited for it to be available on DVD before spending the money to see it. I should have waited longer.
Drive-In Monsters
You may not have heard of the film director Al Adamson and Sam Sherman who have been called movie sleaze merchants by some maverick filmmakers by others but whatever anyone says they laughed all the way to the bank.
‘Bend It like Beckham’ is about a young girl pursuing her dreams against all odds
Following your dreams is never easy but Bend It Like Beckham makes it look like good clean fun.