MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000) Starring Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames, Anthony Hopkins, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleason, William Mapother and Nicholas Bell. Screenplay by Robert Towne. Directed by John Woo. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mission: Impossible 2 has the same franchise name as Brian DePalma’s techno-thriller, and … Continue reading
Boys and Girls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BOYS AND GIRLS (2000) Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer, Heather Donahue, Alyson Hannigan and Sean Maysonet. Screenplay by The Drews. Directed by Robert Iscove. Distributed by Dimension Films. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. Boys & Girls has been getting pretty much savaged by critics who have been calling it a college-aged, inferior … Continue reading
Devo-Pioneers Who Got Scalped-The Anthology (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Devo-Pioneers Who Got Scalped–The Anthology (Rhino) Now, many years on, Devo is somewhat thought of as a novelty act. But in 1978, the spuds of Devo were every bit as subversive musically as the Sex Pistols and the Clash. They put together a truly unique philosophical and artistic pose that revolutionized music. The fact that they … Continue reading
Center Stage (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CENTER STAGE (2000) Starring Amanda Schull, Zoë Saldana, Susan Mary Pratt, Peter Gallagher, Donna Murphy, Ethan Steiffel, Debra Monk, Sascha Radetsky and Shakiem Evans. Screenplay by Carol Heikkinen. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. Center Stage has no right to be as good as it is. It is an almost … Continue reading
Nurse Betty (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NURSE BETTY (2000) Starring Renee Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart, Crispin Glover, Tia Texada, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Allison Janney, Harriet Samson Harris, Stephen Gilborn, Kathleen Wilhoite, Elizabeth Mitchell and Susan Barnes. Screenplay by John C. Richards and James Flamberg. Directed by Neil LaBute. Distributed by USA Films. 110 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
U-571 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
U-571 (2000) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, David Keith, Thomas Kretschmann, Jake Weber, Jack Noseworthy, Tom Guiry, Will Estes, Terrence “T.C.” Carson, Erik Palladino and Dave Power. Screenplay by Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery and David Ayer. Directed by Jonathan Mostow. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. I’m not … Continue reading
American Psycho (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) Starring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Bill Sage, Chloe Sevigny, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, Guinevere Turner and Reese Witherspoon. Screenplay by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner. Directed by Mary Harron. Distributed by Lion’s Gate Pictures. Rated R. 103 minutes. It is rare that a book be so … Continue reading
Wonder Boys (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WONDER BOYS (2000) Starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Robert Downey Jr., Richard Knox, Jane Adams, Michael Cadavias, Richard Thomas, Alan Tudyk, Philip Bosco, George Grizzard, Kelly Bishop, Bill Velin and James Ellroy. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Directed by Curtis Hanson. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 112 minutes. Rated R. Character … Continue reading
Man on the Moon (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MAN ON THE MOON (1999) Starring Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti, Vincent Schiavelli, Gerry Becker, Peter Bonerz, Tom Dreesen, Richard Belzer, Bob Zmuda, Marilyn Sokol, Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway, Christopher Lloyd, Randall Carver, David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Anton Fig, Lorne Michaels, Norm McDonald and Caroline Rhea. Screenplay by Scott Alexander … Continue reading
Sleepy Hollow (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999) Starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Lisa Marie and Christopher Walken. Screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. Directed by Tim Burton. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated R. Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has deservedly been … Continue reading