Reading... I guess one can assume it’s making a comeback...

The Departed

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:28:28 -0400

I am one of the few who thoroughly enjoyed ‘Gangs of New York’ and ‘The Aviator’, Scorsese’s previous two outings. However, while I could feel Scorsese’s touch on both films, his soul seemed missing in action. They felt like

When God Spoke

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:20:23 -0400

Whoa, another documentary! Wild stuff here on SNMR. Credibility? No? Well, it was worth a shot. Al Franken is definitely one of the most outspoken left wing personalities out there. Though he started off as a comic, most notably on ‘Saturday Night Live’, he has since taken his

The Illusionist

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:25:47 -0400

This will be the first of SNMR’s super magic fest extravaganza duology! As we know, much like ‘Babe’ and ‘Gordy’, ‘Braveheart’ and ‘Rob Roy’ and, of course, ‘Deep Impact’ and ‘Armageddon’, we are treated to two movies with similar themes and events. This time, the theme is magic, with ‘The Illusionist’ having hit theaters

The Science of Sleep

Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:11:53 -0400

I feel bad about writing this because ‘The Science of Sleep’ is a movie I really, really wanted to give a better than average grade to, but the film itself fights that desire nearly every inch of the way. Pay as close attention as possible, and it will still lose you in a charming, whimsical plot that advances to a point, then recedes back in on itself, forcing the characters to seemingly start a

Who Killed The Electric Car?

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:04:16 -0400

Yes, we here at SNMR do documentaries, too! We are, after all, living in the golden age of documentary films, one where they sometimes very often tower above their fictitious counterparts. Given the sorry state of, well, everything, I expect we will be seeing more ecological documentaries in theaters soon. The world is falling apart, and film-makers will examine why. Of most note is Al Gore’s ‘A

World Trade Center

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:46:11 -0400

Oh my God! Oliver Stone is making a movie about 9/11?!?! He can’t do that! He’ll make it all crazy about how the Raelians in conjunction with the Montauk Agency, working for MJ-12, used advanced alien technology to bring down the towers!!!11one!! Oliver Stone is one of those anti-American, Hollywood liberal elitist jerk whose movies, or as I like to call them ‘murder porn’ flicks, like ‘Natural B

Beerfest

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:57:55 -0400

Disclaimer: in the spirit of the movie, I am writing this completely toasted. We just finished a mini-review of Youtube’s licensing agreement, and I just downed a forty in about 15 minutes. I apologize for any grammatical errors. ‘Super Troopers’, the debut effort from comedy troop Broken Lizard, is one of the funniest damn movies ever. I will fight you over that. While at college, I watched that

Click

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:57:48 -0400

Adam Sandler is one of those guys who, I think, has gotten a bad rap over the years. Yes, he can be an immature “man-boy” who delights in hijinks and fart jokes (but hey, who doesn’t like those?), but also, I think partly because of his Oscar nod in ‘Punch Drunk Love’, he’s been showing a very mature side of himself, and his career path is starting to mirror that of one of our beloved comedy icon

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:54:51 -0400

I am going to come right out and say this: we are living in the Golden Age of Comedy right now, and Will Ferrell is leading the charge. If nothing else, ‘Talladega Nights’ will affirm that, when left to his own devices and given room to be, well, Will Ferrell, he is one of the funniest and most watchable comedians of this decade. His movies as a whole do not always hit the mark (like Bewitched),

Cars

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:54:29 -0400

Remember that brief exchange in ‘Rain Man’ when Dustin Hoffman, being afraid of flying, tells Tom Cruise that there is one airline, Qantas, that has never crashed? Random, I know, but bear with me. Qantas circa 1988 is a perfect example of Pixar in 2006: they have never crashed. Every movie is a success and carries with it something magical. ‘Cars’, while not soaring to such heights as ‘Toy Story

Miami Vice

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:04:42 -0400

First, a history lesson: I have never seen the groundbreaking 80s tv show 'Miami Vice'. I have heard 'In the Air Tonight' by Phil Collins and yes, I know that loafers without socks was considered pretty big back in the day. Herein ends my knowledge of the tv show. I do, however, know Michael Mann, Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, so color me stoked for this movie when I first heard about it, especial

Clerks II

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:47:42 -0400

When last we left our fearless hero, Kevin Smith, he was under the horrible gun because of ‘Jersey Girl’, which remains the only Smith film I have not seen. We all remember that one, the bad press, Bennifer, and the horrible reviews it got, and all in our minds we were saddened because Smith had ended his Askewniverse with his previous movie, ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’. Well, in this day in

United 93

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:32:39 -0400

Having studied English at college and reading many, many, many books and stories, what comes to mind when viewing ‘United 93’ is how it is not told like any normal story, be it book or movie, out there. A regular book, for example, would give us one or two main characters, we get to learn about them, their histories and motivations, a conflict or antagonist is introduced, there is conflict, then

Superman Returns

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:51:05 -0400

It’s been a long and tumultuous ride heralding the return of the Man of Steel, one plagued with a constantly changing roster of directors, stars and scripts. There were budget woes and production nightmares. Like the great Hollywood tales of yesteryear, I still don’t know how it ever made it to theaters, but here we are, several directors and nearly a quarter of a billion dollars later. There’s