Pursuit of Happyness, The

A serious man maybe, but not a serious movie

The opening of Mean Girls this week seems an appropriate occasion to take a look at some really mean girls

A clever headline to the New York Times review of Charlie’s Angels read “Sleek, Tough, Frosted? Must Be Empowerment.” The irony is meant to be a gentle one, as is that of the film itself, which in true postmodern style tries to make a virtue out the patent preposterousness of the kick-fighting, acrobatic babes of…

A retrogressive version of the old TV show sounds an intriguing idea until you realize it’s only in order to accommodate the unfunny clowning of Will Ferrell

Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s movie is not so good as its record breaking box office receipts in France would suggest, but Audrey Tautou is irresistible

What? You didn’t know that Nixon was assassinated? You must not have been paying attention to the Hollywood fantasy-factory