Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Evan Almighty (2007)

The new kiddie film Evan Almighty, which appears to be a comedy about a flood, received a positive review in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Harsh Times (2006)

Mean Streets retold in present-day Los Angeles, with the U.S. government standing in for the Catholic Church. Recommended.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Accepted (2006)



"This generation's Animal House!" says one blurbist, and he's probably right, in a way.

Rated PG.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

The Proposition (2007)



Weird, nearly shapeless Aussie Western penned by Nick Cave, who's read his Cormac McCarthy.

Ray Winstone (left) is great as usual.

Friday, June 1, 2007

Knocked Up (2007)


This looks funny, but -- two + hours?
Maybe they should cut the Battleship Potemkin sequence.