‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ tries to update 1977 comedy, but fails
Although its social commentary on corporate corruption could probably have been more fierce this film remains funny and entertaining. The DVD includes some good extras as well.
Month: December 2005
Tail Slate’s Top Ten Films of 2005
Tail Slate unveils its Top Ten Films of 2005!
‘Shaun of the Dead’ turns the dead-serious zombie genre on its head
Zombies roam the streets as an average guy tries to win back his girl.
‘Fun With Dick and Jane’ proves that remakes usually don’t live up to the original
Fun with Dick and Jane screenwriter Judd Apatow, fresh off of his big screen debut with The 40 Year Old Virgin runs into the sophomore jinx in this outing, and the efforts of noted director Dean Parisot (Home Fries, Galaxy … Read more
‘Munich’ is worth a visit
“Deuteronomy 19:21 – Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” In Steven Spielberg’s brilliant film Munich, one cannot help but wonder if Israel’s Prime Minister Golda … Read more
Tail Slate’s Top Ten Christmas Films
Tail Slate looks at the Christmas films that have and gone and offer up our favorites.
‘A Door in the Floor’ fails to make you care about amoral fools
This slow film is filled with complex yet unsympathetic characters.
‘Four Brothers’ is a smart, fun film from director John Singleton
[I]Four Brothers[/I] was a long time coming but it was worth the wait. We can only hope that it wont take as long for Singleton to deliver another film worthy of his promise and potential.
‘King Kong’
Ever since I was a kid, Kong was my favorite monster movie. I grew up with the 1976 remake, where instead of ascending the Empire State Building the gentle giant climbed the Twin Towers. I soon saw the original 1933 … Read more
2005’s ‘Bad News Bears’ is actually just as good as original
Despite being yet another remake 2005s Bad News Bears is good. In fact its quite good.