"Quantum of Solace," the new James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig, is a lot more exciting than its title would suggest. Review by Mark Rahner.
November 13, 2008
Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" is an ultramegacrude, funny escapade featuring the comic timing and delivery of Elizabeth Banks and the likability of Seth Rogen, which tips the movie's scale from sleazy to funny.
October 30, 2008
Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" mirrors the man himself -- both Smith and the film are showing a lot more than they would have 20 years ago.
October 28, 2008
Seattle Children's Theatre tackles a stage production of George A. Romero's iconic zombie flick, "Night of the Living Dead."
September 30, 2008
Since it's not appropriate for a grown man to file a review that consists of "Wheeee!" I'll say these things: Director Guillermo del Toro is a mad genius, and I want to get drunk with him. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" is a flawed but tremendously fun comic-book flick with awe-inspiring visuals. And I never thought a Barry Manilow song could be used for anything but evil.
July 10, 2008
"The Incredible Hulk," the relaunch of Marvel's green goliath, is an improvement over the ponderous 2003 "Hulk" in nearly every way — except that the actual Hulk still looks scarcely better than something from a video game, and he still barely talks.
June 12, 2008
You'd have to be a filthy commie not to love Indiana Jones, but who seriously thought dusting him off, and bringing him back at this late date — when Harrison Ford is 65 — was a good idea? But "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is still a lot of fun anyway.
May 21, 2008
If it's hard to imagine a Sylvester Stallone movie as a formative
element of your youth, then you weren't raised in a repressive cult.
Also, if you wore a bandanna in the '80s and were not Mike Reno from Loverboy, the statute of limitations has probably expired.
May 9, 2008
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