Monthly Archives: May 2008
Watch geek! Mea culpa
You know you’re a watch geek when: You’re watching a movie and you find yourself paying more attention to the wristwatch the actor’s wearing than to what he’s saying or doing. Yeah, yeah, he’s shooting a gun, but what’s that … Continue reading
Rambo Balboa
“Rocky Balboa” was a pretty good coda to a too-long series of boxing movies. Now Sly’s done “Rambo,” Number whatever in the “First Blood” series. His first name’s John, by the way. The film’s out on DVD this week. In … Continue reading
Review of ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’
Russians. Why’d it have to be Russians? Probably because it’s 1957, the Cold War’s in full swing — as is our hero — and Nazis are so yesterday. It’s been almost two decades since “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,†… Continue reading
DVD reviews: ‘The Great Debaters,’ ‘Indiana Jones: Adventure Collection,’ ‘Graduation’
Chatting up history Taking the affirmative, I must say “The Great Debaters†fulfilled my expectations as an inspirational, well-acted and moving (I got misty-eyed at the end) drama, like others of this ilk: Against all odds, a teacher or coach … Continue reading
DVD reviews: ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ ‘Becoming Jane,’ ‘No Reservations’
[please bold first mention of titles and Extras:] If there’d been any justice, “Gone Baby Gone,†Ben Affleck’s taut directorial debut, should’ve been a contenduh for best picture. For one thing, it has the year’s most thought-provoking. Then there’s the … Continue reading