Among my rewatches of early Aughts films I count among my all-time favorites, I was most trepidatious about “Garden State” (2004). A friend of mine
Satire that makes fun of government, corporatism and an increasingly mind-numbed citizenry becomes harder to do as real-world developments come close to obliterating the line
“Snack Shack” fits firmly into the coming-of-age genre, but it has a tremendous sense of place in 1991 Nebraska City, Neb., and its rhythms are
“What a Girl Wants” (2003), rightly regarded as Amanda Bynes’ best starring role, adds sprinkles to the cake of the teen rom-com genre. It’s mostly
Amanda Bynes showed early talent for acting on skit shows “All That” and “The Amanda Show,” then did movies and a sitcom in the Aughts,
Alfred Hitchcock proves he has his filmmaking faculties intact at age 77 with his impressively engrossing final movie, “Family Plot” (1976). While his prime may
In “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (1941), the Master of Suspense proves he can make a comedy. Unfortunately, he doesn’t prove he can make a good
Writer Chad Gomez Creasy has a cool idea for “Sydney White” (2007) – to take the basic outline of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”
Among writers who have only penned one well-known movie, Peter Howitt has one of the most impressive turns at the plate. Also serving as director,
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 6 (1992, CBS) marks the first time when there was only one episode per week instead of two. Likely because