Movie Review: ‘Knocked Up’
Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen in Knocked Up. (Courtesy photo) A thorny contradiction pokes at Knocked Up, the new comedy from writer-director Judd Apatow.…
Movie Review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End’
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End. (Courtesy photo) If you haven’t already ventured into Pirates of the Caribbean 3:…
Movie Review: ‘Shrek the Third’
There appears to be a very natural progression from one Shrek movie to the next. It’s not the progression of the characters, which would…
Overlooked actors in DVDs
Since movies began, the actors in them have been ranked. The popularity of some remains a mystery (Clark Gable? Tyrone Power? Jean-Claude Van Damme?),…
Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man 3’
Directed by: Sam Raimi Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace Rating: PG-13 Like any fancy-pants movie…
Movie Review: ‘Hot Fuzz’
Directed by: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward Rating: R Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in Hot Fuzz.…
Movie Review: ‘Fracture’
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling Rating: R Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in Fracture. (Courtesy photo) The mystery at the center of…
Great Massachusetts movies
A few weeks ago my wife and I watched The Departed on DVD, and I made the shocking discovery that it is, on second…
Movie Review: ‘Grindhouse’
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino Starring: Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan, Kurt Russell, Josh Brolin Rose McGowan and Kurt Russell in Grindhouse. (Courtesy…
Movie Review: ‘Blades of Glory’
Directed by: Josh Gordon and Will Speck Starring: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Jenna Fischer Will Ferrell and Jon Heder star…
