After Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy, and Flatliners, Julia Roberts’ movie career has been less-than-sizzling. Yes, she’s been in some fairly decent movies but, apparently, if a female movie star doesn’t rake in $100 million everytime out, she’s perceived as a failure. My Best Friend’s Wedding has been oneContinue Reading
Romantic comedies are pretty much a dime a dozen. They’re usually quite predictable and too cute for their own good. Addicted to Love falls mostly into that same mold but, somehow, it remains quite watchable. Matthew Broderick plays Sam, an astronomer, who’s in love with Linda (Kelly Preston), a grade-schoolContinue Reading
Kevin Smith, responsible for Clerks and Mallrats, is back with the third installment of his “New Jersey Trilogy.” After getting spectacular reviews for Clerks, most critics, including me, panned the disappointing Mallrats for being too juvenile and too quick to go for cheap laughs. Smith apparently took the criticism toContinue Reading
Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) is a successful businessman. He’s happily married, just bought a new BMW and he enjoys listening to his new CD player. He’s also just died in a car crash. Brooks, who also directed and wrote the script, takes a look at what happens to us whenContinue Reading
One of 1996’s unfortunate box-office failures, The Pallbearer is a genuinely funny and sweet film that gives two young and rising stars an opportunity to shine. David Schwimmer, who’s better known for his role as Ross Geller on TV’s Friends, plays Tom Thompson, a 25-year-old architectural school graduate who stillContinue Reading