Vol 95 Issue 2 - Published August 26, 2005
Craven takes twisted flight with high-altitude antics in ‘Eye’
It’s ironic that just when movie-goers are fleeing their overpriced seats for greener pastures, there’s a pleasant, healthy trend that should make them stay put. The ratio of good to bad offerings at the multiplex hasn’t changed too much, but both the good and the bad have been rolling in with far less pretension than those of years past. Average, pedestrian, workaday damn movies are showing inclinations to please, not pose, and I am ever so grat ...

Summer adaptations impress
Ever since the cinematic dynamite that was “Jaws,” summer has been blessed with the tradition of The Blockbuster. The most anticipated movies of the year are generally released during this sticky, sweaty time. Some of these features thrill viewers wi ... more
Dirty jokes, hardcore porn, grizzlies make for unique summer fare
Summer films have a terrible reputation for being anything but original, and the films of summer 2005 were no exception. Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds” borrowed from “Independence Day,” borrowed from Wells’ “War of the Worlds” and every major sci-fi ... more

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