Documentary Rated PG
“Orson Welles goes full Godard…”
Thriller Rated R
As long as it stays ambiguous and messy – much like the international espionage it depicts – Spy Game is a smart, scintillating consideration of the prices that are paid for the sake of American national security. As a 30-year CIA veteran and his protege, Robert Redford and Brad Pitt make a fine screen team;
Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13
A romantic comedy with two opportunities to be romantic and comic, and it fails on both counts. Luke Wilson plays a frustrated novelist who dictates his latest tale to a feisty stenographer (Kate Hudson), while scenes from the novel in progress also feature the two stars. It’s all surprisingly bland considering the talent involved, a
Horror Rated R
This loose remake of the 1953 Vincent Price frightfest features a handful of clueless youths (Chad Michael Murray, Elisha Cuthbert and an extremely bored-looking Paris Hilton) who get stranded in a small town with an old wax museum and a high murder rate. Director Jaume Collet-Serra excels at establishing a consistent mood, so this works
Drama Rated R
“Even if you agree with the picture’s politics, Lions for Lambs is a prime example of loony Hollywood liberalism.
“…deftly interrogates the idolization of art and the lionization of artists.”
Comedy Rated R
“…purposefully pushes the cliches of the romantic-comedy genre one step beyond their usual inanity.”
“…a moody meditation on the dark side of celebrity status.”
Comedy Rated NR
A comic farce that should surprise anyone who knows Alec Guinness only as the sage Ben Kenobi of the early Star Wars films. Here he plays eight roles – all pitch-perfect exercises in dry humor. Indeed, Kind Hearts and Coronets is so dry you have to pay close attention to realize it’s actually a comedy.
You have to stick with The Informant! to appreciate it, an effort that is made especially difficult by the cruddy, digital cinematography (thanks to director Steven Soderbergh, once again shooting under the pseudonym Peter Andrews). But if you can get past that, you’ll witness a deceptively brilliant performance by Matt Damon, one that gets better