Year of the Dog
Movies need not always be uplifting. Comedies don’t always have to be happy. That said Mike White’s Year of the Dog is downright depressing without revealing much of the human condition it strives to.
Author: Ryan Cracknell
The Muppet Show: Season Two
Not far into season two, it’s clear that the show’s rhythm is established and everyone involved has found comfort in their roles.
Disturbia
Towards the end, Disturbia does unravel into something not nearly as smart but that doesn’t stop the first two acts from being a slick little observation on the multiple levels of reality that surround us today.
Bridge to Terabithia
It’s a rare film that gives children an honest voice that doesn’t talk down to them. Yet at the same time, there’s also a solid film inside for adults to enjoy as well.
SiCKO
Unlike his other films, Moore finally starts to offer some sort of a solution that involves something other than marking an ‘X’ next to a name that doesn’t say ‘Bush’.
Days of Glory
Like most every great war movie, it combines intense action with human drama. There’s also several overtly preachy scenes that accomplish little to further the story but they underline the already clear message.
Breaking and Entering
Everything in Anthony Minghella’s Breaking and Entering is torn and in need of mending….And like the flaw’s set within the confines of the film, the movie itself is in need of a little tinkering itself.
Circle of Iron
Five years after his untimely death, Lee’s vision project was finally made. Whether or not it’s truly his vision, the world will never know. One thing is for sure though – this is one confusing, self indulgent and often tedious film.
Dinosaurs: Seasons Three and Four
When Dinosaurs began airing in 1991, I was suckered in by the attachment of Jim Henson and his wonderful puppets. The cute baby and his numerous catch-phrases won me over[…]
The Ex
The Ex had the potential. The problem is that it just doesn’t follow through. Perhaps given the deep cast and the possible exploration on the changing tides of the familial unit I had my hopes too high.
