THE BANGER SISTERS (2002) Starring Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas, Eva Amurri and Matthew Carey. Screenplay by Bob Dolman. Directed by Bob Dolman. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 94 minutes. Rated R. Goldie Hawn gives perhaps the best performance in a thirty-plus year acting career in The Banger Sisters, and that includes … Continue reading
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One Hour Photo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ONE HOUR PHOTO (2002) Starring Robin Williams. Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith, Erin Daniels, Paul Hansen Kim, Eriq LaSalle and Gary Cole. Screenplay by Mark Romanek. Directed by Mark Romanek. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 98 minutes. Rated R. Robin Williams’ movie career had seemed to be stuck in a pool of dreck like Patch Adams and Bicentennial … Continue reading
Blood Work (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BLOOD WORK (2002) Starring Clint Eastwood, Wanda DeJesus, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Paul Rodriquez, Tina Lifford and Dylan Walsh. Screenplay by Brian Helgeland. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 110 Minutes. Rated R. Blood Work actually takes the old standard serial killer genre and gives it an interesting twist. Clint Eastwood plays FBI profiler … Continue reading
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BALLISTIC: ECKS vs. SEVER (2002) Starring Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry and Ray Park. Screenplay by Alan B. McElroy. Directed by Kaos. Distributed by Warner Brothers. 91 minutes. Rated R. Ten reasons I hated Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever: It has replaced Tori Spelling’s Mother May I Sleep With Danger? as the worst movie title ever. No matter … Continue reading
Auto Focus (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
AUTO FOCUS (2002) Starring Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson, Mario Bello, Ron Leibman, Ed Begley Jr., Michael McKean, Kurt Fuller, Michael E. Rodgers, Lyle Kanouse, Christopher Neiman, Nikita Ager and Bruce Solomon. Screenplay by Michael Gerbosi. Directed by Paul Schrader. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Rated R. 105 minutes. The bludgeoning death of 60s … Continue reading
Swimfan (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SWIMFAN (2002) Starring Erika Christensen, Jesse Bradford, Shiri Appleby, Clayne Crawford, James DeBello, Nick Sandow, Jason Ritter, Kate Burton and Dan Hedaya. Screenplay by Charles F. Bohl and Phillip Schneider. Directed by John Polson. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Pictures. 86 minutes. Rated PG-13. Have you ever wondered what Fatal Attraction would have been like if Glenn … Continue reading
Simone (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SIMONE (2002) Starring: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman, Winona Ryder, Jay Mohr and Rachel Roberts. Screenplay by Andrew Niccol. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Distributed by New Line Cinema. Rated PG-13. 117 minutes. Simone is pretty much a one-joke gimmick stretched to a movie length. But it’s a pretty good … Continue reading
Signs (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SIGNS (2002) Starring: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Cherry Jones, Rory, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Kalember and M. Night Shyamalan. Screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 107 minutes. Rated PG-13. M. Night Shyamalan is quickly becoming one of our best suspense directors. Though his last two films have not … Continue reading
Austin Powers in Goldmember (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
AUSTIN POWERS in GOLDMEMBER (2002) Starring Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, Michael Caine, Seth Green, Vern Troyer, Robert Wagner, Michael York, with cameos by Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, John Travolta and Britney Spears. Screenplay by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers. Directed by Jay Roach. Distributed by New Line Pictures. Rated PG-13. 94 … Continue reading
The Importance of Being Earnest (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (2002) Starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O’Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Massey, Edward Fox and Charles Kay. Screenplay by Oliver Parker. Directed by Oliver Parker. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated PG. In my opinion, Oscar Wilde’s 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest is the greatest stage … Continue reading