THE WOLFMAN
Hugo Weaving brings some welcome credibility as Scotland Yard Inspector Abberline, who arrives in Blackmoor to investigate the brutal attacks…
Re-boot
BROTHERS — REBOOT
As Sam, Tobey Maguire undergoes a complete transformation into a mentally traumatized individual, but his excellent performance isn’t adequately supported…
EVERYBODY’S FINE — REBOOT
“Everybody’s Fine” is a thoughtful holiday movie that teaches us how to appreciate differing definitions of success. Cole Smithey.
THE STEPFATHER
Sad evidence of the perennial appeal of square-jawed men who talk nice (in this case he’s a serial family killer…
BLIND DATE — REBOOT
As with the filmmaker himself we know that regardless of what we think, say or do, no one gets out…
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT — REBOOT
Audiences familiar with Craven’s original know there will be an especially nasty rape scene — here constructed as a kind…
FRIDAY THE 13TH — REBOOT
Marcus Mispel (director of the “The Texas Chainsaw” remake) gets big budget assistance from producer Michael Bay for this enjoyable…
THE UNINVITED — REBOOT
Unrelated to the 1944 ghost story that gave birth to the great Jazz standard Stella by Starlight, this “Uninvited” is…
BAD NEWS BEARS
How the game is played takes precedence over winning or losing in a remake of Michael Ritchie’s classic baseball comedy…
UNDER SUSPICION
“Based on a French movie that was based on a book” is not a preface that’s going to attract big…
THE WOMEN — REBOOT
Piecemeal and earnest to a fault, this remake of George Cukor’s 1939 film relies so much on the elite world…
GET SMART — REBOOT
Although its chemistry never gels and Steve Carell is under-directed by Peter Segal (“Tommy Boy”), “Get Smart” pulls off a…
FUNNY GAMES — REMAKE
“Funny Games” is a one of a kind movie that I would not advise anyone to see unless they understand…
THE SAVAGES — REMAKE
Hoffman and Linney keep the film afloat toward a lackluster ending that all but shovels everything that has come before…
SLEUTH — REMAKE
Michael Caine and Jude Law give inspired performances that make the most of Pinter’s brilliant and pithy dialogue. Cole Smithey.
THE INVASION — REMAKE
Oliver Hirschbiegel’s impressive historic war feature “Downfall”(2004) showed the heights the filmmaker is capable of accomplishing, and this is not…
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 — REBOOT
“Assault On Precinct 13” will function as a passable roller coaster thriller for audiences not familiar with the original movie,…
ALFIE
Michael Caine’s 1966 breakout performance as a swinging London stud is emulated, but not matched, by Jude Law in a…
THE OMEN — REBOOT
While not a shot-for-shot copy of Richard Donner’s far superior 1976 original “Omen,” David Seltzer —the screenwriter of both films…
THE PINK PANTHER — REBOOT
From the witty franchise that Peter Sellers and director Blake Edwards made famous comes a pale offshoot that lacks sufficient…
COLE SMITHEY’S CLASSIC CINEMA
