Film Reviews
Tropic Thunder (Ben Stiller)
Tropic Thunder is less a cavalier comment on the state of Hollywood and more an extolment of its excesses.
Gary Collins sits through...Lars and the Real Girl (Craig Gillespie)
Often unrewarding, the self-consciously awkward Lars and the Real Girl is so quirky it hurts.
Gary Collins addresses...Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes)
Ten years on from American Beauty, director Sam Mendes once again peers behind the white picket fence, this time exploring a 1950’s marriage, but Revolutionary Road reaches the same conclusion: suburbia suffocates the soul.
Cara Nash reviews...Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee)
Ang Lee's contemplative Sense and Sensibility is a rare period drama crafted in subtle tones.
Gary Collins reviews...Appaloosa (Ed Harris)
Ed Harris' meandering Appaloosa ambulates through the scrubby touchstones of the traditional Western, but rarely hits the mark.
Gary Collins regretfully reviews...Damn Yankees (Stanley Donen and George Abbott)
Stanley Donen and George Abbott's lethargic Faustian baseball musical Damn Yankees limply strikes out
Gary Collins pitches...After Hours (Martin Scorsese)
Probably the most neglected and eccentric entry in Martin Scorsese's vaunted filmography, After Hours is one the 1980's uncherished masterpieces.
Gary Collins avoids the dark....Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock)
An overrated classic buoyed only by some fine technical work.
Dan Schneider needs to plotz after seeing....Blow-Up (Michelangelo Antonioni)
Michelangelo Antonioni's English language debut Blow-Up is possibly far more a revelation today for its critical and frank depiction of Swinging London than its hypnotic narrative.
Gary Collins re-evaluates...Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood)
Despite its exceptionally politically incorrect lead protagonist, the surprisingly funny Gran Torino makes several interesting insights into racism and masculinity.
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