Korea's Kim Ki-duk transforms social philosophy into visual poetry
By Gregory Weinkauf,
May 13, 2004
Ever-evolving, always changing, the universe nonetheless sustains many constants: Hair metal never really goes away. British women inevitably... More>>
Talking smack wreaks high school havoc in Mean Girls
By Gregory Weinkauf,
April 29, 2004
One thing few may mention about Mean Girls is that it could have been unrelentingly terrible. It isn't -- it's actually pretty fabulous on its... More>>
A well-meaning ode to golf's first legend ends up in the bunker
By Bill Gallo,
April 29, 2004
Pour a couple of old-fashioneds into the average golf historian, and it won't be long until he gets misty-eyed over Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.
Jones... More>>
Laws of Attraction is so generic, it oughta be illegal
By Robert Wilonsky,
April 29, 2004
Laws of Attraction is the kind of film you might mistake for "cute" or "charming" at first glance. Maybe you will open the paper and spot the ad... More>>
The drama hasn't been confined to the screen at Miami's Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
By John Anderson,
April 22, 2004
A lot can happen in six years. And it seems just about everything has for the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Drama, intrigue, tragicomedy... More>>
I am going to give 13 Going on 30 too much credit, though it is hardly worth the effort; Lord knows the filmmakers didn't put much into it. It's... More>>
If only Dogville were at least involving enough to be perplexing. Sigh. In simplest terms -- which it definitely deserves -- Lars von Trier's... More>>
An Israeli clan takes its Broken Wings and tries to fly again
By Bill Gallo,
April 22, 2004
In Israeli writer-director Nir Bergman's Broken Wings, we never see an automatic weapon, a military roadblock or a horrific explosion on a city... More>>
The Bride's back for blood, this time without the mess
By Robert Wilonsky,
April 15, 2004
The six-month intermission is over; those of you left in the lobby, wondering if Uma Thurman ever did kill Bill, may now return to your seats and... More>>
This year's Cinema Vortex film festival has art in its heart but crime on its mind
By John Anderson,
April 15, 2004
When the lights first flickered on for Cinema Vortex back in 1993, it was little more than a cool name with the occasional screenings to go with... More>>