Author: Aliza Hausman
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‘Love Actually’ is a warm and fuzzy affair
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This film is so sickly sweet that its possible to overdose on the syrupy quality of it all as it packs a lethal punch of numerous London love stories all rolled into one super (long)…
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Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton are wonderful together in ‘Something’s Gotta Give’
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Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton are glorious in this romantic comedy about a womanizer and a neurotic playwright who hate each other yet find themselves drawn together.
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‘Lost in Translation’ is just two bored people in Japan who do nothing
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Critics raved about Sofia Coppolas Oscar nominated film but our review asks: If Bill Murray werent headlining this movie would we even care about it
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Katie Holmes is refreshingly charming in ‘Pieces of April’
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This film is a refreshing independent film that successfully showcases a family drama while inviting us to share in the altruistic aspects and anxiety that help construct Thanksgiving togetherness.
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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (2003) is not a film for the weak hearted… or those with weak stomachs
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre is not a film for those weak of heart or those with even weaker stomachs. It is fast-paced and chock full of shock with surprises at every turn.
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‘The Magdalene Sisters’ will move, shock and horrify, but is a must-see true story
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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.
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‘How To Deal’ fails to capture the essence of other great teen films
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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.
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‘Gothika’ might have been a great film… but it wasn’t
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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…
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‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’
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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.
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‘Under The Tuscan Sun’ is sensitive, magical and amusing
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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.