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Salon.com
December 20, 2002
Charles Taylor |
"Antwone Fisher" Denzel Washington's directing debut is a sodden if competent Oprah-cized weeper about an abused kid's triumph and the shrink who learns lessons from him.   |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Stephanie Overby |
Virtual Stars Boffo in Tinseltown A new breed of actor is taking a star turn in Hollywood. They don't hide out in their trailers, check into rehab in the middle of a shoot or sleep with their costars. They do their own stunts, can shoot take upon take and don't require residuals. |
Salon.com
December 18, 2002
Charles Taylor |
"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" Yes, there are some "middle-chapter" problems, but Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation hasn't lost its devastating humanity, its heart-stopping cinematography or its epic sweep. |
Salon.com
December 17, 2002
David Brin |
J.R.R. Tolkien -- enemy of progress "The Lord of the Rings" is lovingly crafted, seductive -- and profoundly backward-looking. Why not look at things through the Dark Lord's eye for a change? |
Salon.com
December 16, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek |
"Adaptation" and the perils of adaptation While Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze made their massively self-indulgent metamovie, other filmmakers have been doing the hard work of shaping books into films. |
Salon.com
December 16, 2002
Laura Miller |
Reel lives Film critic David Thomson talks about his masterly survey of movie people -- who's in, who's out and just what makes a star different from the rest of us. |
Salon.com
December 13, 2002
Charles Taylor |
"About Schmidt" Despite Jack Nicholson's competence, this comedy about a Midwestern retiree never goes beyond mocking its characters and flattering its audience. |
Salon.com
December 13, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek |
"Maid in Manhattan" Jennifer Lopez has star power, genuine talent and considerable assets, but she's wasted yet again in a grossly predictable romantic comedy. |
Salon.com
December 13, 2002
Stephanie Zachaerk |
"Evelyn" A small Irish movie dramatizes a real-life court case about separating children from their parents. (And it stars James Bond.) |
Salon.com
December 7, 2002
Allen Barra |
Gridiron general A new ESPN movie reminds us that being coached by Paul "Bear" Bryant was like having John Wayne for your grandfather. |
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