If you’ve been anticipating Punch-Drunk Love as the latest in Adam Sandler’s long line of dumb comedies, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. If, and this is a big if, you’ve been waiting for Adam Sandler to prove he’s got acting chops, you’re in luck. Paul Thomas Anderson, writer andContinue Reading
View Askew Productions, home of Kevin Smith (writer and director of Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back among others), have put their name, stable of talent, and considerable marketing reputation behind a movie with what appears to be absolutely no budget. Why? Because it’s based onContinue Reading
Vampire movies have always walked that fine line that Spinal Tap mentioned. You know, that fine line between clever and stupid. Stupid usually translates into big box office, ala Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Interview with a Vampire. Clever translates into obscurity, ala Near Dark or Fright Night. No vampire filmContinue Reading
Made for less than $200,000 and shot on digital video, Tadpole doesn’t look like a Hollywood production. Featuring the unlikely cast of Bebe Neuwirth (TV’s Cheers), John Ritter (TV’s Three’s Company), Sigourney Weaver (Aliens) and newcomer Aaron Stanford, this little film takes on a somewhat controversial subject and handles itContinue Reading
Eddie Griffin plays Undercover Brother, the “Robin Hood of the hood” who is recruited by B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., an organization dedicated to preserving truth, justice and the Afro-American way. Their main enemy is The Man (Robert Trumbull), a shadowy character who has been trying to suppress the influence of blacks on whiteContinue Reading
Dr Frank Sangster (Steve Martin) is a dentist who seems to have the perfect life. He has a busy practice, a lovely fiancée and a very nice home. He seems very happy until Susan Ivey (Helena Bonham Carter), a new patient needing a root canal, comes into his office. AfterContinue Reading
Kevin Smith is one of my favorite directors. Chasing Amy and Clerks are two of my favorite films of all time. The very first set of reviews I wrote for this site — back in January, 1997 — included a review of Mallrats, Kevin Smith’s much maligned sequel to Clerks. Smith’s “Jersey Trilogy,” even with itsContinue Reading