Movie Review: “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
A once influential theatrical artist with a flair for surreal provocation and a madcap sense…
Author Bob Westal
Movie Review: “Paranormal Activity”
The hype around “Paranormal Activity” is more than justified, but it still isn’t much more…
Movie Review: “Homicide”
David Mamet’s third film starts out exactly like the Mamet cop movie you think you…
Movie Review: “Army of Darkness”
I’m 17 years late getting on board the “Army of Darkness” cult train, but I’m…
Movie Review: “The Time Traveler’s Wife”
I come from the near future with an important message: it’s not in any way…
Movie Review: “In the Loop”
“In the Loop” is a broad and harsh satire in which the feckless and self-serving…
Movie Review: “Humpday”
In 1934’s “Manhattan Melodrama,” Clark Gable’s virtuous gangster literally goes to the gallows for the…
Movie Review: “The Seventh Seal”
Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 landmark is in many respects the ultimate “arty foreign flick.” Credited with…
Movie Review: “Drag Me to Hell”
Being in the same general ethnic/religious cohort doesn’t give me the right to speak for…
Movie Review: “El Dorado”
With the help of its TV-friendly vibe and the support of high profiles fans like…