http://www.grouchoreviews.com/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:19:44 GMT Film/DVD reviews, interviews and features. http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3230 /reviews/3230 A modern cinematic classic...the alchemical reaction of a director and a charmed collaboration of actors, writers, and design artists... Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:10:01 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3062 /reviews/3062 Favreau fully respects the material, and brings to the table a highly developed sense of humor and…praise the heavens…taste. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:33:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3228 /reviews/3228 With its faithful rendering of a true inspirational story, Rudy earns its sentiment...an irresistable inspirational movie for all ages. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:46:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3229 /reviews/3229 A crowd-pleasing romantic comedy with enough complexity to set it ahead of the pack. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:54:06 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3227 /reviews/3227 It‘s easy to forget the idiosyncracies of a film that so successfully trades on adolescent male fantasies and nightmares. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:28:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3222 /reviews/3222 Not much distinguishes this determinedly average Hollywood outing, but it can claim Sydney Pollack‘s final performance and Patrick Dempsey‘s first big-screen starring role since his career second-wind... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:36:30 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3223 /reviews/3223 The most significant achievement in the last forty years of American cinema. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:16:46 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/702 /reviews/702 Affleck‘s lanky, offhand softness hardly suits the superheroic archetype... [but] The R-rated Director‘s Cut...deserves an extra half-star. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/1570 /reviews/1570 Something borrowed, something bloody. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:54:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/2541 /reviews/2541 Corteo is classic Cirque du Soleil, a multilingual paegant of music, dance, acrobatics, gymnastics, and clowning...the ingenious production design run with highly refined coordination. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:26:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/2257 /reviews/2257 The Wachowski Brothers overshoot the mark with Speed Racer, an eccentric misfire that panders to the ADHD set and…in the adult arena…idiots and acid-droppers. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:39:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3218 /reviews/3218 A wacky weekly comedy-mystery-adventure-romance that the whole family can enjoy, in colors that haven‘t been so super-saturated since the 1966 Batman. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:59:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3212 /reviews/3212 His saddle bag is a mixed one, though Pale Rider still has the touch of quality associated with latter-day Eastwood. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:03:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3215 /reviews/3215 Delivered big with breathtaking location work and an all-star cast... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:13:42 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/2485 /reviews/2485 The slick, colorful, nicely acted Night Watch is all I ask and never get from Hollywood‘s monochromatic, humorless vampire pictures. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:42:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/2830 /reviews/2830 You don‘t need to have seen the original to pick up the user-friendly sequel. Take a deep breath after the intimidating opening montage and you‘ll be just fine. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:22:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3213 /reviews/3213 Millar and Gough‘s final season gives cause for reflection on the bumpy evolution of a series once intended to keep its roots planted in the title town of Smallville, Kansas. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:32:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/2942 /reviews/2942 Both a gory monster movie and a Twilight Zone-styled morality play on mob mentality and religion run amok. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:16:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3210 /reviews/3210 A rousing, high-spirited family entertainment rightly regarded as one for the ages. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:15:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/3211 /reviews/3211 A twisted revamp of Rankin-Bass by way of Edward Gorey. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:19:00 GMT Peter Canavese