Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
Based on the novel by Barbara Wilson, Gaudi Afternoon is a gender-bender mystery that plays as a mix of Woody Allen and Pedro Almodovar, where most of its laughs come from the interaction of the...
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The Big Brawl / Battle Creek Brawl (1980)
Producer Fred Weintraub and Raymond Chow, the founder of Golden Harvest Pictures, found international success with Bruce Lee in “Enter the Dragon.” Sadly, Bruce passed away before the film was released in 1973. Following...
Lovelife (1997)
Alternating between pithy and smarmy, Lovelife is first-time writer-director Jon Harmon Feldman’s attempt to marry the ensemble character appeal of TV’s “Friends” with an introspective look at relationships akin to Woody Allen. Although it never really...
Taxi (2004)
Taxi is a Hollywood remake of the slickly produced French film of the same name by Luc Besson. What was implausible in the older film becomes absurd to the point of insult in this way-over-the-top...
Before Sunset (2004)
Sequels are usually the domain of big money-making blockbusters that fall under almost every genre except for dramas, which makes Before Sunset a very unique experience indeed. Imagine if we could catch up to the characters...
Memphis Belle (1990)
Very loosely based (or basically, as close to complete fiction as one can get without being so) on a real B-17 bomber that fought in World War II, Memphis Belle is a formula Hollywood war...
Road Rage (2000)
Woefully bad crap from Sidney J. Furie, director of such cinema trash as Superman IV and the Iron Eagle films. Road Rage is basically a Duel rip-off, except with horrible direction, lackluster acting, and one hell of an abomination called a script. ...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind proves that Hollywood can actually deliver romantic films that aren’t saddled with formula antics and schmaltzy resolutions. I suppose at its core, it is the old tale of...
Gilda Live (1980)
Gilda Live films the Broadway show “Gilda Radner: Live from New York”, a sketch comedy primarily featuring one of the original, and most popular “Saturday Night Live” not-ready-for-prime-time players, Gilda Radner. Uncensored and able...
Cellular (2004)
Reminiscent in feel with other “dumb fun” thrillers like Speed and the Die Hard series, Cellular isn’t going to break through with cinematic originality, but it is still an engaging a 90-minute escapist thrill ride. Plot holes? Yes, there...