Connie and Carla models a classic, but ends up being a drag
By Bill Gallo,
April 15, 2004
When we first see the title characters of Connie and Carla, a penny-dreadful imitation of one of Hollywood's most inimitable comedies, they are... More>>
Youth violence drama overextends itself in lunge toward art
By Melissa Levine,
April 08, 2004
The most notable thing about The United States of Leland, a youth violence drama from writer-director Matthew Ryan Hoge, is its earnestness. This... More>>
This Roman Holiday redux sacrifices itself for a happy ending
By Melissa Levine,
April 01, 2004
She's a premed farm girl intent on administering to the world's suffering children. He's a car-racing Danish prince looking to shed the burdens... More>>
Tom Hanks steals the Coens' latest by playing -- get this -- funny
By Robert Wilonsky,
March 25, 2004
The Ladykillers is the second film in as many years made by Joel and Ethan Coen to fill space between pet projects that seem to run off leash;... More>>
Family man Smith goes soft in a story about a Girl
By Robert Wilonsky,
March 25, 2004
Jersey Girl, the sixth film by writer-director Kevin Smith, is the least Kevin Smith-y film he's ever made, which will be welcome news to those... More>>
Based on Spartan, it would seem the master of macho dialogue has lost his touch
By Luke Y. Thompson,
March 18, 2004
The problem with Spartan isn't so much that it's mediocre, but that it could be a whole lot better. Unlike writer-director David Mamet's last... More>>
Film auteur Paul Morrissey hates it when the art superstar pops up
By John Anderson,
March 11, 2004
For the record, this article is NOT about Andy Warhol. I repeat: Neither Andy Warhol nor his "films" will be featured in the following story.... More>>
Like America's current leaders, Viggo and Hidalgo try to "enlighten" the Arabs with Western justice
By Bill Gallo,
March 04, 2004
At first glance Hidalgo seems to be nothing more than an old-fashioned, flat-footed adventure epic plunked down on a vast stretch of desert and... More>>
Mel Gibson's Passion is more torture-test than devotional
By Robert Wilonsky,
February 26, 2004
This Jew has spent several hours in the past week reading all four Gospels, as well as various supplementary (and often inflammatory) texts, upon... More>>