Movie Reviews
Panic PerfectionBy Cole Smithey Director David Fincher's Panic Room opens with a sumptuous credit sequence so captivating that you're drawn into the movie before a single word is spoken. Fincher, like Hitchcock and...read more Apr 11th, 2002
He's backBy Rachel Deahl Some films remain forever in our collective conscious not simply as films, but as milestones of the past. These are films that we see at a particular moment in time and are forever...read more Mar 28th, 2002
Icy humorAlongside its immaculate blending of captivating vocal characterizations by a group of superbly talented actors, Ice Age triumphs by eschewing the inside adult humor that infiltrates so many other...read more Mar 21st, 2002
Time goes slowlyThe remake of The Time Machine has two "based-on credits," one at the beginning and one at the end so you don't connect them. The first is the original novel by H.G. Wells, the second the screenplay...read more Mar 14th, 2002
We were... boredWhat's that smell? Could it be...words? A lot of critics are going to be eating their words and some may want to cook them first. I'm talking about those of us who found fault with Black Hawk Down...read more Mar 7th, 2002
Quick, get the Raid!  When Kevin Costner loves, no one has ever loved so much. When he loses his love, no one has ever lost so much. And when he wants something, no one had better stand in his way because no one...read more Feb 28th, 2002
Ball's a belle Halle Berry has received a fair amount of critical acclaim and awards consideration for her lead performance in Monster's Ball, and it's definitely an attention-grabbing turn. As Georgia cocktail...read more Feb 21st, 2002
MOVIE REVIEW- OFFBeat: Film Society and OFFScreen offer reel gemsCharlottesville may not be New York, but this town does better than many in snagging the most talked about independent and cutting-edge films... even if they sometimes arrive a few months after they'...read more Feb 7th, 2002
MOVIE REVIEW- <i>Serious</i>ly funny: Coen brothers do it again PUBLICITY PHOTO G-d forbid I should tell you how to spend your money, but A Serious Man? You could do worse. The Coen Brothers return to their cultural and geographical roots with one of the year's...read more Jan 1st, 2011
MOVIE REVIEW- Magical <i>Inception: </i>Nolan's latest a true original PUBLICITY PHOTO It's said that Christopher Nolan spent 10 years writing his screenplay for Inception. That must have involved prodigious concentration, like playing blindfold chess while walking a...read more Jan 1st, 2011