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
When a friend of mine described this as one of the funniest mysteries he’d ever read, I thought it was worth hunting up, and it was. Ethelred Tressider (his parents assured him he was named after King Ethelred the First, … 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
A hole in time in the storage room of a Maine diner allows passage to a specific instant in 1958, and after a couple of experimental visits the protagonist embarks on a longer trip in order to undo several tragedies … Continue reading
Liam Neeson, in Berlin for an academic conference, is injured in a traffic accident and wakes up three days later to find that he has no ID and that his life has been taken over by another man, and everything … Continue reading