Movies, Phantasy
Uma Thurman plays a female version of Spiderman. Unlike Spiderman, G-Girl has a bad temper and has trouble keeping a boyfriend. When she is dumped yet again, she becomes exceedingly angry and vindictive. Now she uses her supernatural powers not only to rescue people in need but also to cause mountains of trouble for her Ex. The movie does not work and should never have been made.My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Movies, Documentary
Timothy Treadwell lived for 13 summers with grizzly bears as if they were tame and loving creatures before he was killed by one them. Treadwell created in total 100 hours of film footage that Werner Herzog has woven into an arresting documentary. The film is the most original piece of work that I have seen in a long time. It deserves to be seen by any serious student of the cinematographic art. Treadwell tells us that he is unable to live in “the peopleGrizzly Man
Movies, Phantasy
The two previous blockbuster movies by Pixar, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, became such an artistic success because the animal and cartoon characters were more human than most characters in films populated by humans. I was skeptical whether you could turn automobiles into believable human characters. After all, people often love their cars, but they donCars
Movies, Comedy
A Prairie Home Companion is a film about the live radio show presenting a mixture of folk music and comedy for the heartland of America every Saturday night. Periodically I would stumble upon show on my classical radio station, but never listened more than a few minutes because the humor was not my cup of tea. I suspect that the director Robert Altman grew up with this kind of show and was willing to make a film about a fictional last show of radio program out of sense of nostalgia for a time gone by. One could have made a beautiful film about American folk music and its cultural meaning. But the ambitions of the film are too modest. It simply wants to preserve for posterity one of these shows and what its dominant host was like. This does not amount to much despite its great cast of actors, including Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones and Woody Harrelson.A Prairie Home Companion
Movies, Comedy
The Devil Wears Prada does not offer any meaningful drama but it gives a wonderful peek into the world of high fashion magazines. If you read fashion magazines regularly, you will enjoy this behind the scenes look. If you never open such magazines, you will probably enjoy getting to know this world. I did. Based on a book about the long-term editor of Vogue, Meryl Streep plays satan at the top of fashion magazine world. And she does it well. But donThe Devil Wears Prada
Movies, Drama
If you have thought deeply about the role of fate in life, Just My Luck is not going to offer you any new insights. If you are looking for a nice little romance movie that you can let your kids watch, this is just the right movie for you. I suspect that kids donJust My Luck
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