Dr. T and the Women (2000)
One of the sad aspects of watching a once great director strive to get back to his position of glory is in seeing him aiming for greatness even when the material clearly won’t allow...
Category: Comedy
Bedazzled (2000)
I’ve yet to see the 1967 original Dudley Moore comedy of the same name, but I don’t think I’ll need to compare the two. Bedazzled is a story that has been countless times before, from Faust onward. This...
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT isn’t so much an original movie as it is an anthology slapped together of a recreation of some of the best sketches of their television show from their...
Meet the Parents (2000)
Jay Roach, director of the Austin Powers films, takes another stab at a non-Austin comedy (Mystery Alaska was the first), achieving likable but uneven results. This one casts Ben Stiller as a male nurse named Greg Focker...
Keeping the Faith (2000)
In KEEPING THE FAITH, Ben Stiller plays a rabbi, Edward Norton plays a Catholic priest, and Jenna Elfman is their childhood friend that moved away long ago. Now she is back, but feelings long...
Mallrats (1995)
Although Clerks was filmed with a much smaller budget and no real actors to speak of, Mallrats is the film that shows Kevin Smith the most at a loss on how to make his movie. Real studio money...
Return to Me (2000)
Bob is a contract builder in Chicago, with a nice life and loving vet wife. After a tragic car accident leaves his wife for dead, her heart is transplanted into the ailing Grace, a...
High Fidelity (2000)
Based on Nick Hornby’s book of the same name, this features Rob, owner of a small vinyl record store which caters to obscure and hard-to-get vinyl lovers. Rob seems to have hit an impasse...
Nurse Betty (2000)
If you were to look for a classic case of a subplot that all but ruins a potentially great film, Nurse Betty could be viewed as prime example number one. Nurse Betty‘s main storyline revolves around...
Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day falls into the category of movies that get better with age, and also one that is especially enjoyable when viewing on the second or third time, which is fitting considering the plotline. In...