Movie review: Flash of Genius

By Alex Bentley

The filmmakers of Genius neglected to think beforehand that their subject may not have been the most film-worthy one out there

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008

Movie review: Appaloosa

Shoot the piano player - please.

By John P. Meyer

Newfangled horse opera serves up all the classical western trappings - but little of the heart.

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008

Movie review: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

By Alex Bentley

A film with that kind of title should have a lot more losing of friends and alienating of people in the story, not in the audience.

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008

Movie review: Blindness

Fade to white.

By John P. Meyer

A beautifully made film about a terrible - yet all too plausible - turn of events.

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008

Movie review and author interview: Nights in Rodanthe

By Alex Bentley

Romance may not be here to stay at the movies, but at least it's made an impression when it's given a chance.

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

Movie review: The Duchess

(More of a bodice-snipper, actually.)

By John P. Meyer

English noblefolk, living the life of (His Grace, Sir) Riley - whether they like it, or not.

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

Movie review: Eagle Eye

Open the iPod docking station doors, Hal.

By John P. Meyer

Sounds like "Evil Eye"; plays like 1984 done by Mel Brooks channeling Hitchcock.

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

Movie review: Miracle at St. Anna

By Alex Bentley

Lee obviously wanted to put his stamp on the World War II genre; the only problem is that by including so much information, the film never becomes a cohesive whole.

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

Movie review: Ghost Town

By Alex Bentley

Ghost Town a perfectly serviceable romantic comedy that exposes the world to Ricky Gervais' quirky comedic style.

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

Movie review: Burn After Reading

You're not paranoid if they're really out to get you.

By John P. Meyer

Not as ambitious as the Coen Brothers' last movie, but a Hell of a lot funnier.

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

Movie review: Surfer, Dude

By Alex Bentley

Surfer, Dude takes itself way too seriously and has nowhere near the chops to back that up.

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

Movie review: Righteous Kill

For our two ass-kicking warhorses, it's once more out of the gate.

By John P. Meyer

Mediocre rogue cop narrative finds De Niro and Pacino "together at last" - again.

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

Gay List Daily’s must-do events: September 11-16

By Staff

We’ve rounded up ways for you to get drunk, sing show tunes and hit on unassuming gym bunnies.

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

Movie review: Bangkok Dangerous

When the clock strikes, so does Joe.

By John P. Meyer

Entirely too much navel gazing makes this remake of the Hong Kong original a rather large-ish waste of rather too much time.

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Movie review: Traitor

What language do you dream in?

By John P. Meyer

There's a whole lot of praying going on, and most of it's of the "Allahu Akbar" variety.

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

Movie review: The House Bunny

Legally Blonde meets every other teenage girl-centered movie.

By Shawn Parikh

It has something for the guys (Playboys) and girls (inner beauty prevails) so no one should really be deterred from seeing it.

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008

UPDATE: Special Mamma Mia! sing along screenings announced for Dallas’ AMC Northpark and Plano’s Cinemark Legacy (and others)

Two words: "Run away!"

By John P. Meyer

Can't get enough Abba, or Meryl Streep singing Abba, or maybe Pierce Brosnan croaking Abba? (Lucky you.) How about adding your own voice to the mix?

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008

Movie review: Death Race

Gladiator meets Mad Max by way of Prison Break.

By John P. Meyer

Light your Cohiba with a blowtorch, kick back and enjoy a bit of the old ultra-violence.

Friday, Aug. 22, 2008

Movie review: The Longshots

Jock without a jockstrap.

By John P. Meyer

An uncomplicated, feel-good movie with tough-love lessons.

Friday, Aug. 22, 2008

Movie review: Mirrors

Reflectaphobia

By John P. Meyer

Some spooky stuff's going down even Jack Bauer couldn't handle.

Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008

The real Charlie Wilson set to speak at TCU

By Pegasus News wire

He sure doesn't look like Tom Hanks.

Friday, Aug. 15, 2008

Movie review, part deux: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

By Alex Bentley

There may be no specific plot or resolution in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, but it contains some undeniable (and sometimes uncomfortable) truths about love, sex, and relationships.

Friday, Aug. 15, 2008

Movie review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Urban battlefields and back-room espionage, Lucas-style.

By John P. Meyer

Only from the mind of George Lucas. (And all the render farms he can muster.)

Friday, Aug. 15, 2008

Movie review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

aka: Juan Antonio and the Three Women.

By John P. Meyer

Cristina is certain only of what she doesn't want.

Friday, Aug. 15, 2008

Movie review: Tropic Thunder

By Alex Bentley

Stiller has crafted a pitch-perfect send-up of Hollywood idiosyncrasies and a fine action movie in its own right.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

Movie review: Pineapple Express

By Alex Bentley

There’s nothing clever or innovative about Pineapple Express – Cheech and Chong made pretty much the same film 30 years ago.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

Movie review: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

By Alex Bentley

The appeal of the first film was the strength of the four girls' friendship, which mostly goes missing in the second film.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

Movie review: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

By Alex Bentley

Any film that tries to use a theme as trite as good vs. evil in these modern times is showcasing its laziness right away.

Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

Movie review: Swing Vote

By Alex Bentley

The premise of Swing Vote is patently absurd, but the film surprises by bringing more depth than one would think of this type of film.

Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

Movie review: Step Brothers

By Alex Bentley

Step Brothers is a one-joke film with nary a plot to be found in its 90+ minute running time. And I loved nearly every second of it.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Movie review and lead actor interview: Brideshead Revisited

What does Charles Ryder really want?

By John P. Meyer

Hedonism: English aristocrat style, and an interview with Matthew Goode.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Movie review: The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Scully and Mulder: together again, and up to their old under-the-radar lowjinks.

By John P. Meyer

It's a case of divided loyalties and severed body parts, with a psychic pedophile priest thrown in for good measure.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Movie review part deux: The Dark Knight

by David Harwood

Shoo-in for the Oscar? Only time will tell. But about that Maggie Gyllenhaal...

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Movie review: Mamma Mia

It has to be said: AARGH!

By John P. Meyer

Virally infectious, kaleidoscopic and - O.K., you got me - fun, dammit.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Movie review: The Dark Knight

There's no going gentle into this dark night.

By John P. Meyer

When the book on Christopher Nolan's latest Batman film is written, Heath Ledger's calculated train wreck of a performance won't be the only chapter - just the most compelling one.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Movie review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Oh, the humanity! (And those other weird creatures, whatever they are.)

By John P. Meyer

Big Red and crew fight their way through cyclopean ruins, encountering intimations of apocalypse in the process.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Movie review: Journey to the Center of the Earth

"Lord almighty, I feel my temperature rising."

By John P. Meyer

A rising tide lifts all boats. (Unfortunately, it's a tide of lava.)

Friday, July 11, 2008

Movie review: Meet Dave

By Alex Bentley

It won't win any awards, but considering the quality of other comedies this year, Meet Dave is – dare I say? – pretty entertaining.

Friday, July 11, 2008

NRH hosts rescheduled “My Part of Town” movie night

By Pegasus News wire

Residents are invited to bring their blankets and lawn chairs and watch The Muppet Movie on a giant movie screen.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Movie review: Hancock

The Curse of Frankenstein

By John P. Meyer

New rules for the invulnerability game.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008