Nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction, this film is an exceptional portrayal of the real life pomp and decadence of the French court in the late 17th century. Gerard Depardieu plays the movie's title character who must produce outrageous feasts and fanfare for the entertainment of the King. When a woman new to court life intrigues all with ( Read more... )

Cate Blanchett is a small town psychic who must determine the identity of a murderer before she becomes his next victim. The seemingly simple story is complicated considerably by the own intersecting stories of swarms of skeptical rednecks and upstanding southern gentry. With Katie Holmes, Hilary Swank, Greg Kinnear, Giovanni Ribisi, and Keanu ( Read more... )

A movie written and produced by Billy Crystal that shows the dramas in the personal lives of actors and how the media capitalizes on them. John Cusack and Catherine Zeta Jones play Hollywood sweethearts on- and off-screen who separate after her affair with stud Hank Azaria. Crystal is the publicist who must reunite them for the release of their ( Read more... )

Ewan McGregor plays a writer enchanted by the lifestyle of the Parisian bohemians and inspired by an ailing showgirl (Nicole Kidman) in Baz Luhrmann's unintentionally farcical exaggeration of the romantic credo. Zesty and vibrant, the music and choreography redeems the story that is more afflicted by consumption than Kidman's character. Deceit and ( Read more... )

Ancient Egyptians not only worshipped cats, but also were enslaved by them. Such is the history of the world clarified by dogs, who for centuries have been defending humankind against the tyranny of felines. When the sinister cats develop a plan to make all humans allergic to dogs, a clueless puppy with the voice of Toby Maguire must protect the ( Read more... )

Possibly the unclaimed sequel to Clueless, this movie stars Reese Witherspoon as a sorority princess who enters Harvard Law School to impress her suave ex-boyfriend. When the opportunity arises for her to intern with a prestigious law firm, she scrutinizes the law books with a pink fluffy pen and fights for justice with a fashionable frenzy. A good ( Read more... )

Entertaining action and mock romance carried by the same zest as The Mummy. Fully loaded with nearly forgivable deux ex machina conveniences, the story is more fantastical than the original and less likely to impress audiences with unconvincing computer generated monsters. The audience is introduced to an unlikely myth that connects American ( Read more... )

Denzel Washington plays a detective who investigates an obscure religious phenomenon in which a demon enters human hosts to commit horrid crimes. Although the ending is predictable and the script is never quite certain what it wants to be (film noir, dry comedy, family drama) the story is clever and individual sequences make the movie a worthwhile

Never before has computer animation achieved such verisimilitude. Young Dr. Aki Ross must collect the spirits of eight compatible creatures to save humans from the alien ghosts that crashed to earth on a meteor. Like the Final Fantasy game series, the movie realistically contrasts spirituality against technology and love against violence. The near ( Read more... )

Trying to reproduce the wild humor from the first Scary Movie, this film is rancid and uninspired. Overwhelmingly a parody of The Haunting, the jokes occur in the classic Wayans brothers' spirit but unfortunately evoke disgust with crude humor that is more vile than amusing. Do not pay to see this movie under any circumstances.