Reviews

The Devil Wears Prada

December 11, 2006 // 0 Comments

In the world of high fashion, if you can't keep up with the latest trends, you had better find another line of work. Behind the glamour and glitz lies a serious business that moves at top speed and allows for few mistakes. The behind-the-scenes [...]

Miami Vice

December 7, 2006 // 0 Comments

Some twenty-plus years after the TV series a "Miami Vice" movie was definitely the last thing on my mind. Yet series creator Michael Mann never seems to have given up the dream and in 2006 it finally materialized. With a new cast but the [...]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

December 6, 2006 // 0 Comments

"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" is a regular staple running throughout the weeks leading up to the Christmas Holidays on TV, much like "A Christmas Story" does. As such practically everyone is familiar with the movie to [...]

Eagles: Farewell 1 Tour: Live In Melbourne

December 5, 2006 // 0 Comments

The Eagles, one of the all-time classic bands with roots that go back to the phenomenally popular era of seventies rock in Southern California, showcase their musical talents in their latest live endeavor, 'The Eagles: Farewell 1 Tour: Live from [...]

John Tucker Must Die

December 4, 2006 // 0 Comments

Oh, how the mighty teen comedy has fallen! Where is John Hughes when you need him? Former actress Betty Thomas (who directed the funny and surprisingly sweet "Private Parts" and the awful "I Spy" and semi-awful "Doctor [...]

Mission: Impossible: III

December 1, 2006 // 0 Comments

Hot on the heels of his Academy Award win for "Capote", Philip Seymour Hoffman leaps into the action genre by becoming a sadistic weapons dealer in the third installment of the "Mission Impossible" franchise. Having slightly higher [...]

Gene Simmons: Family Jewels: Season 1

December 1, 2006 // 0 Comments

I had no idea this show actually existed until I got the press release from A&E Home Entertainment announcing its DVD release. Not much of a TV viewer I am, I guess. When I read about it, I wanted to give it a quick look, though. It was a guilty [...]

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

November 30, 2006 // 0 Comments

Look! Up in the Sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's an extremely lame movie! Director Ivan Reitman continues his comedic downhill slalom into mediocrity with his latest film "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." Back in the eighties, [...]

Grand Theft Auto: Tricked Out Edition

November 29, 2006 // 0 Comments

No, this has nothing to do with the popular video game series. Long before folks spent cold evenings camping outside electronics stores waiting for the latest PlayStation model, teenagers flocked to drive-in theaters to see low-budget double features for [...]

Four Brothers

November 29, 2006 // 0 Comments

John Singleton blends blaxploitation and his love of the spaghetti western theme to produce an original spin on the typical revenge plotted story with his latest film "Four Brothers". Set in Detroit's mostly blue collar neighborhoods, four [...]
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