Gone Baby Gone
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Ben Affleck is making his feature-film directorial debut? You could be forgiven for choosing a novocaine-free root canal instead. But truth be told, GBG is actually pretty good. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, it tells the tale of two romantically involved private eyes, Patrick and Angie (Casey Affleck and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’s [...]
Michael Clayton
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 It takes a while to crank up its various moving parts, but once this corporate-litigation thriller (not a contradiction in terms, as it turns out) gets going, it generates real, thrumming tension and builds to an edgeof-your-seat climax.First-time director Tony Gilroy (screenwriter of the Bourne trilogy and The Devil’s Advocate) examines themes of corporate irresponsibility [...]
Weeds’ Whacker
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 The blessed Mary-Louise and her flock(from left): Maulik Pancholy, Kirk, Nealon, Andy Milder, and Romany Malco As the third season of Weeds fires up, Justin Kirk talks about getting the munchies, dropping trou on-screen, and why Mary-Louise Parker is so not innocent. By Abigail AronofskyLast season on Weeds, Justin Kirk’s Andy Botwin—the good-natured ne’er-do-well brother-in-law of Mary-Louise [...]
Bionic Woman
Friday, November 9th, 2007 Bionic Woman – NBCThe Backstory: A bartender suffers a horrendous car crash but—with cutting-edge technology—gets a superimproved lease on life and impressively feathered hair. The Elevator Pitch:The Bionic Woman meets the twenty-first century—and crushes it. The Good: Action; humor; a hot-as-Hades villain (Katee Sackhoff, below) The Bad: Bionic or not, the hero should be just a tad more [...]
Cane
Friday, November 9th, 2007 Cane – CBS The Backstory: Jimmy Smits returns to prime time for this soapy family saga. The Elevator Pitch: Dallas goes Latin, trading Ewing oil for the Vega family’s rum and sugar concern (get it? Cane?). The Good: Great cast brings needed diversity to broadcast TV The Bad: Could be too lathered up for its own good The Verdict: Was the [...]
Reaper
Friday, November 9th, 2007 Reaper – CW The Backstory: Dude’s folks sold his soul; now that he’s 21, he’s Satan’s bounty hunter, vastly improving his résumé. The Elevator Pitch: American Pie’s Sherminator cops a plea with The Devil’s Advocate. The Good: Smart writing; likable leads; did we mention the soul-sucking hand vac? The Bad: Could be too kitschy for its own good The Verdict: [...]
Putting the O in HBO
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Sex on TV has the same problem as sports in the movies: It hardly ever looks like the real thing. It’s all hard bodies in soft focus and glorifying slow motion. HBO’s new drama, Tell Me You Love Me, does not have this problem. In fact, we guarantee that at some point during the first few [...]
Viva Laughlin
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Viva Laughlin – CBSThe Backstory: A drama/thriller/musical about a casino owner in the titular gambling town The Elevator Pitch: Cop Rock does Las Vegas. The Good: Exec producer Hugh Jackman, who has a recurring role, can actually sing and dance. The Bad: See above The Verdict: Holding out for Hairspray: The TV Show
The Kindgom
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 The Kingdom is a political thriller dressed up as a buddy-cop flick. Or, in two words: Syriana light. Producer Michael Mann’s (Miami Vice) latest offering follows four elite FBI agents who travel to Saudi Arabia to bring a terrorist cell to justice. Agent Ronald Fleury (Foxx) is the fearless leader who pulls political strings while [...]
1408
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 1408 John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson In this adaptation of the Stephen King story, Cusack is a supernatural debunker who, after his daughter’s death, hopes to find something to give him peace. In his experience, it’s all fakery and lies—until he explores room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel. -Harry Knowles
The Astronaut Farmer
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Yes, he's a farmer who builds his own rocket, but he's also a former NASA aeronautics engineer who left the agency so he could save his family farm.
Blue Planet
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Blue Planet HD-DVD and Blu-Ray If you feel the need to justify your upgrade to high-def, this doc will shut up even the biggest Luddite. You get 44 minutes of footage of earth shot from the space shuttle using IMAX’s 15/70 format; translated, the images are crisp, clean, and absolutely gorgeous. You also get [...]
Manhunt 2
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Crushing someone’s skull with a sledgehammer is a bad idea, but if you’ve ever caught yourself fantasizing about it after a brutal day at work, check out this follow-up to Manhunt, which was banned in New Zealand because of its graphic violence.
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
Sunday, October 14th, 2007 Looking for a little mindless entertainment to set up when you're sitting around getting buzzed with the boys? You could do a whole lot worse than this.
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