Author Archives: bcaine
Just ‘In Time’
It’s exactly as it advertises itself to be, except there are even more gratuitous chase scenes in the sci-fi thriller, which is fine if you like gratuitous chase scenes. Re: Amanda Seyfried, stunning as ever; a shame her only expression … Continue reading
DVD reviews: “Harold & Kumar,” “Shine a Light,” “Doomsday,” “WarGames”
Harold and Kumar go on another joint adventure Yes, it’s grosser than its hit, hip predecessor, especially at the start, and it’s a little lighter on laughs, but “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay†still delivers enough affable, off-color, … Continue reading
DVD reviews: ‘Meet Bill,’ ‘Robot Chicken: Star Wars,’ ’21’
Meet Aaron Aaron Eckhart, Gotham’s City’s crusading new district attorney in “The Dark Knight,†shows a more vulnerable side in “Meet Bill,†an uneven comedy about getting your act together when life’s not working. Eckhart plays Bill, a melancholy, chocolate-scarfing, … Continue reading
“The Dark Knight”: A review
`Dark Knight’ draws winning hand with Joker There are not a lot of happy people in “The Dark Knight.’’ Or any, for that matter. Moments of joy are short-lived and muddied with uncertainty. Christopher Nolan paints this stunning sequel in … Continue reading
DVD reviews: “The Bank Job,” “Shutter,” “Penelope,” “College Road Trip”
Statham stars in successful “Bank Job” No, you haven’t seen so many robbery films that “The Bank Job†will seem like just another heist movie. It’s not. Out this week, the entertaining take on a real 1971 London robbery — … Continue reading
DVD reviews: ‘Stop-Loss,’ ‘The Ruins,’ ‘The X-Files: Revelations,’ ‘The Superhero Movie,’ ‘Hybrid,’ ‘The Mummy’ sets
Post-war is hell Ryan Phillippe shows some chops in “Stop-Loss,†an insightful drama co-starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a volatile Iraq war vet who wants to return to the front, but can’t due to his instability. In her first film since … Continue reading
The Gore-O-Meter is in ‘Ruins’
I can tolerate gruesomeness as well as the next guy, “guy” being the operative word since, with the exception of a colleague’s wife who revels in the “Saw” movies, appreciating gruesomeness is mostly a male thing. Maybe it goes back … Continue reading
DVD reviews: ‘Drillbit Taylor,’ ‘My Blueberry Nights,’ `Vantage Point,’ `Mad Men’
“Drillbit’s” not super bad All you need to know about “Drillbit Taylor: Extended Survival Editionâ€: The extras are more fun than the movie — about three nerdy young high schoolers who hire a supposed soldier of fortune (Owen Wilson) to … Continue reading
DVD reviews: “In Bruges,” “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” “Persepolis”
Killers take R & R in beautiful Bruges “In Bruges†could just as easily be called “Gangsters in Wonderland.†The pitch-black comedy-drama kicks off after a volatile London crime boss (Ralph Fiennes) orders two hit men (Colin Farrell and Brendan … Continue reading
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