Monthly Archives: March 2004

Starsky & Hutch

Posted on March 30, 2004

An out and out police farce–compared to the original TV series–Starsky & Hutch is plain funny. Not smart and funny like, say, a Woody Allen or Coen Brothers film but more in line with the better National Lampoon movies. Director/co-writer … Continue reading →

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All I Want

Posted on March 21, 2004

Some movies, especially indie movies where the protagonist is a young man, are clearly the wet dream version of a writer’s own idealization of his coming of age. So no surprise that Elijah Wood’s character in All I Want claims … Continue reading →

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Old School

Posted on March 21, 2004

Back when I was in high school, I don’t know if there was a funnier movie or one I wanted to live in real life than Animal House. John Belushi, with his awesome body language, eyebrows that had a life … Continue reading →

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Igby Goes Down

Posted on March 14, 2004

A post-Millenium Catcher in the Rye with Kieran Culkin as a cuter-than-thou Holden Caulfield pretty much sums up 2002′s Igby Goes Down. not bad

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Chariots of Fire

Posted on March 14, 2004

One of the films I remember most fondly from college days (appropriate, eh?), I was surprised that TS1 had never seen Chariots of Fire and when it popped on the TCM schedule there was no doubt we had to watch. … Continue reading →

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Dial M For Murder

Posted on March 7, 2004

Watching this 1954 film by Alfred Hitchcock, I was a little surprised by how mechanical everything seemed, and how little suspense generated, and then I read this review by B. Kite of a recent revivial and found out the original … Continue reading →

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A Man Apart

Posted on March 7, 2004

Nothing much appealing on last night so we watched Vin Diesel’s essentially failed attempt to broaden his proven base beyond big budget flicks with this look at a cop driven beyond the pale. A Man Apart didn’t do the box … Continue reading →

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Whale Rider

Posted on March 5, 2004

Yet another film made in New Zealand but Whale Rider is to Scarfies what Airplane is to Scary Movie 3. In this movie based on Witi Ihimaera’s novel, we get an honest emotional trip by a young woman who refuses … Continue reading →

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