A lonely, good-hearted college student named Rusty (Oren Skoog) has finally found a girlfriend on the Internet, a gorgeous young lady who lives in Romania, where her father heads a university. As the film begins, Rusty is emailing her good … Continue reading
This is a film pretty much everyone interested in film history has heard of even if they’ve never seen it all the way through. What most of us know is that it was supposed to have been tremendously important and … Continue reading
Reese Witherspoon is an overworked emergency room doctor in San Francisco with no social life. Her sister invites her to dinner to meet a supposed nice guy, but driving there, after over 24 hours on duty, she gets into a … Continue reading
It’s very hard to describe this film in a way that does it justice. For one thing, the plot sounds contrived and ridiculous. But it’s actually a very likable movie with an appealing cast of characters and some fine actors … Continue reading
Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain) is a U.S. Army helicopter pilot in Afghanistan who finds himself on a commuter train heading into Chicago with no memory how he got there. Gorgeous Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) is chatting … Continue reading
I can’t really recommend this ultra-low-budget horror comedy, but I have to say it has its moments, and back in college watching it late at night with friends I’d have had a blast. A professor at Miskatonic U shows up … Continue reading
Theater projectionist and handyman Buster Keaton, depressed after being framed by a romantic rival for stealing his girlfriend’s father’s pocket watch, falls asleep on the job and dreams himself into the film as a suave detective named Sherlock Jr. The … Continue reading
The premise of this film doesn’t sound very appealing: A supervillain’s heart is changed when he adopts three adorable little girls. Gack. But amazingly, it turns out to be a real delight. This is a very international production, written by … Continue reading
Owen Wilson is a very successful Hollywood screenwriter who looks on what he does as lucrative hackwork. While full of self-doubt, he’s been working on a serious novel he hopes might prove to be good. His gorgeous fiancée (Rachel McAdams) … Continue reading
It’s London in 1939 and Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormond) has just been fired — again — as a governess. Worse, she’s lost the suitcase containing her worldly goods. Lacking even money for food, she desperately presents herself at the home … Continue reading