THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT
Then there’s the exotic charm of newcomer Nathalie Kelley as D.K.’s fickle girlfriend Neela. Born in Peru and raised in…
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: III
“Mission Impossible: III” is a perfect summer blockbuster movie. Cole Smithey.
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT
Then there’s the exotic charm of newcomer Nathalie Kelley as D.K.’s fickle girlfriend Neela. Born in Peru and raised in…
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND
The final chapter of the X-Men trilogy sees a seamless directorial changing of the guard from Bryan Singer’s beloved cinematic…
SCARY MOVIE 4
High production values and seemingly endless celebrity cameos only moderately elevate the scattershot satire of the Scary Movie franchise. Cole…
BASIC INSTINCT 2
In spite of Sharon Stone’s hearty encore performance as the ultimate femme fatale, “Basic Instinct 2” falls unbearably flat. Cole…
ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
Although hampered by a literally pedestrian story about prehistoric animals on a trek to escape from rapidly melting glaciers “Ice…
MADEA’S FAMILY REUNION
Tyler Perry’s movies are surprisingly liberating in light of their seriously preachy nature. Cole Smithey.
THE PINK PANTHER — REBOOT
From the witty franchise that Peter Sellers and director Blake Edwards made famous comes a pale offshoot that lacks sufficient…
UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION
The blue-tinted sequel to “Underworld” (2003) sees the return of director Len Wiseman, along with Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy and…
SAW II
“Saw II” represents a horror sub-genre called “torture-porn.” You’ll know why. Cole Smithey.
HERBIE FULLY LOADED
The “Lohan” hits a G-rated double as college grad Maggie Peyton, the daughter of a famous car racing family. Cole…
BATMAN BEGINS
Christian Bale does a magnificent job of portraying the Caped Crusader in the long-awaited prequel story of Batman’s auspicious origin.…
XXX: STATE OF THE UNION
In light of the cinematic abomination that is “XXX: State Of The Union,” Vin Diesel made the right decision by…
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Working with the same producer who offered the pernicious apple to Nicolas Cage with “Con Air” may be Depp’s way…
THE RING: TWO
The sequel to the American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror flick “Ringu” fails to build suspense or fear. “Ringu”…
THE WHOLE TEN YARDS
Proof that most sequels should be avoided, “The Whole Ten Yards” vaporizes the humor of its superior 1999 precursor “The…
MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS
Made to bore airplane passengers to sleep, “Miss Congeniality 2” is a poorly written comedy sequel that teems with miscast…
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