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American Girl Monster
Patty Jenkins and Charlize Theron give birth to a Monster
, January 08, 2004
Not a lot of people know this, but our word "actress" is derived from the Greek phrase strumpetos luckyos, meaning "prostitute who somehow landed... More>>
The Sorrow and the Pity The Sorrow and the Pity
In a year of big-screen sadness, our critics comfort those who triumphed
, January 01, 2004
As a reader, it can be easy to assume that all the critics at a particular publication are more or less of the same mind, but here at New Times,... More>>
A Second Opinion A Second Opinion
Our critics pick the flicks that the best-of list overlooked
, January 01, 2004
Bill Gallo: Even dedicated art-house regulars missed Pavel Lounguine's Tycoon: A New Russian when it was released this fall, but this... More>>
Lies My Father Told Me Big Fish
A dad tells Big Fish tales to a son who can't believe his ears
, December 25, 2003
For all of its inspired side trips down Imagination Lane (let's call it that, because the "memories" of protagonist Edward Bloom are too majestic... More>>
Mountainous Achievement Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain sets the new standard for Civil War drama onscreen
, December 25, 2003
Anthony Minghella's magnificent film version of the Civil War epic Cold Mountain has much more going for it than Hollywood grandeur. Beyond its... More>>
House of Pain House of Sand and Fog
It's Kingsley vs. Connelly in a heart-wrenching real estate battle
, December 25, 2003
For those who pay no mind to Oprah, the dispute at the heart of House of Sand and Fog concerns the occupancy of a run-down little bungalow just... More>>
Forget It Paycheck
You saw Paycheck last year...don'cha remember?
, December 25, 2003
Seems a little early for a remake of Minority Report, but when your movie's all about seeing and forgetting the future, who's gonna remember... More>>
Upper  Middle Earth The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Return of the King marks a zenith in cinematic potential
, December 18, 2003
You know how it's often the ones we love whose flaws are most apparent? Well, when it comes to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, I... More>>
Barely Passing Mona Lisa Smile
All's not Wellesley when Julia cracks a Mona Lisa Smile
, December 18, 2003
The Mona Lisa Smile in question belongs, of course, to its star, Julia Roberts. Why? For no particular reason, actually. It's just what Italian... More>>
Lucky in Love The Cooler
The Cooler, somewhat unbelievably, asks us to swallow a Las Vegas fairy tale
, December 18, 2003
William H. Macy's plain-vanilla features and hang-dog screen demeanor have served him well. Who could resist him as the clueless car dealer who... More>>
Rémy, Hero The Barbarian Invasions
With The Barbarian Invasions, Denys Arcand's cinematic alter ego goes out with an emotional bang
, December 18, 2003
Evidently, the French-Canadian writer-director Denys Arcand has a tremendous capacity for dividing the art-movie/film-fest crowd into enemy... More>>
Victor, Mature Something's Gotta Give
Middle-aged Diane Keaton wins Jack Nicholson away from the young 'uns in Something's Gotta Give
, December 11, 2003
To get the obvious out of the way first: Something's Gotta Give is a film designed to appeal to older women, and it very likely will. Diane... More>>
Farrelly Mediocre Stuck on You
The idiots what brung you Dumb and Dumber ain't funny no more
, December 11, 2003
Remember the Farrelly brothers? Makers of Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary? Known for crossing the line of good taste and making... More>>
Limp Pianist Gloomy Sunday
Poignant but a bit flaccid, Gloomy Sunday almost satisfies
, December 11, 2003
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into Hungary and listen to a song that supposedly causes people to kill themselves, along comes... More>>
God Bless America In America
Jim Sheridan's semi-autobiographical film is as emotionally truthful as it is satisfying
, December 11, 2003
Sorrow sprouts wings and flies in Jim Sheridan's radiant new film In America, which pits the pain and grief of unimaginable loss against the... More>>
Dance This Mess Around Honey
What a bad feeling--and taste--Honey leaves behind
, December 04, 2003
Honey is one of those movies you will see (or not, whatever), swear you've seen before in several other guises and incarnations, then immediately... More>>
White Dork Down The Last Samurai
Silly Caucasian boy Tom Cruise likes to play with Samurai swords
, December 04, 2003
In his career as a Hollywood action figure, Tom Cruise has been dressed in some pretty hip outfits--a macho fighter pilot's sleek leather jacket,... More>>
Heavy, Man 21 Grams
The heart wants what the brain has to fight for in 21 Grams
, November 27, 2003
It has become a subject of much discussion and debate among film fetishists in recent weeks: For which movie will Sean Penn win the Academy... More>>
Indian Giver The Missing
The Missing misses plenty, except ancient prejudices
, November 27, 2003
In director Ron Howard's The Missing, Tommy Lee Jones' Samuel Jones takes his place among the oldest archetypes in the Western genre--the white... More>>
Time Out  of Mind Timeline
The epic sweep of Timeline is easily forgotten
, November 27, 2003
Michael Crichton seems pretty clever. The doctor-screenwriter-novelist digs odd history (Eaters of the Dead, a.k.a. The 13th Warrior), clashing... More>>
The "S" Word Bad Santa
Bad Santa is crude and rude and the jolliest Christmas movie ever
, November 27, 2003
Bad Santa, in which Billy Bob Thornton plays a drunken department-store Santa who repeatedly swears at children, pisses himself publicly,... More>>
Kitty Litter Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat forms clumps for easy scooping and disposal
, November 20, 2003
If you're hankering for a movie about an awkward yet lovable "outsider" type who wanders into a pastel mock-up of Middle America and cajoles the... More>>
Living Dead Girl Gothika
A mean ghost kid kicks Halle Berry's ass in Gothika
, November 20, 2003
It took four years, but finally Dark Castle--Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver's horror division, which puts out a movie a year around... More>>
Cruise Control Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Peter Weir masters the sea epic--and Russell Crowe
, November 13, 2003
Russell Crowe to his agent: "More Oscar-bait. Now." Agent, considering his cut of Crowe's $20 million payday: "Yes, sir." A possible scenario,... More>>
Muck, Raked Shattered Glass
A dirty journo gets busted in Shattered Glass
, November 13, 2003
In the annals of fraud and fakery, a discredited ex-magazine reporter named Stephen Glass likely will wind up a mere footnote. The people who... More>>
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