Battle Royale (2000)
It was with a good amount of anticipation that I obtained the “Special Version” of the infamous Battle Royale, but sad to say, it was not worth the time and effort to watch, much less...
Category: 2000s
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Whenever we’re down, there’s usually someone who will like to say that happiness is just around the corner. THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING takes a more pessimistic approach, because by the same token, whenever we’re happy,...
Chicago (2002)
After hearing about the cast of the lavish musical screen recreation of the acclaimed Bob Fosse production, Chicago, I was very skeptical that such a musical could be pulled off by a cast that isn’t...
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
I suppose it’s a long time coming for Steven Spielberg to take a break from his string of very serious films (Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, A.I., and Minority Report) to do something fun, and if there’s...
25th Hour (2002)
After watching Spike Lee’s latest joint, 25th Hour, one might begin to suspect Spike has a lot of ideas and an inability to stick with any one of them for very long. Every scene is just...
The Hours (2002)
The Hours is the kind of film that either has resonance with you or it doesn’t. It didn’t really for me, but being a young(ish) male, I doubt that it was necessarily meant to. ...
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Two Weeks Notice is a romantic comedy cut in half. As a comedy, it is quite funny, much more so than the other notable genre flick, Maid in Manhattan, and also has stars with much more appeal. ...
Adaptation. (2002)
I have to be honest here. After being completely mesmerized by the first hour or so of the latest Charlie Kaufman/Spike Jonze collaboration, Adaptation, I had a notion it would easily be my favorite film of...
The Pianist (2002)
Perhaps this may be esteemed director Roman Polanski’s most personal work to date, even if it is about someone else. Polanski himself was in Warsaw during the time of the Nazi occupation, and saw first-hand...
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is one of those films that starts off with promise only to eventually fall apart by overreaching its bounds. Perhaps the most commendable feature of the film comes from...