Movie Review: “Sleuth”
“Sleuth” marks the first time that I’ve thought of someone’s directorial technique as invasive. Kenneth…
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Movie Review: “Michael Clayton”
The press is going gaga over “Michael Clayton,” but to be honest, their excitement could…
Movie Review: “The Brave One”
Director Neil Jordan has come a long way since his glory days on films like…
Movie Review: “The Hunting Party”
Writer/director Richard Shepard’s “The Matador” was one the more criminally overlooked films of 2006, so…
Movie Review: “Death Sentence”
Embrace the badness. It’s a lesson that a lot of movies would benefit greatly from…
Movie Review: “Mr. Brooks”
Given that the number of below-average thrillers flooding theaters these days is at a record…
Movie Review: “Disturbia”
“Disturbia” is every bit the “Clueless Rear Window” that you think it is. (That’s clueless…
Movie Review: “The Lookout”
In a season ruled by lowbrow comedies and dull action flicks (David Fincher’s “Zodiac” excused),…
Movie Review: “Premonition”
“Premonition” tries to meld the disorienting timeline of “Memento” with the loved-one-in-peril urgency of “Frequency,”…
Movie Review: “The Host”
It’s a rare feat to produce a film that successfully mashes several different genres into…