Film & TV

Will Smith used to be the King of Summer, launching huge blockbusters like Independence Day and Men in Black. After bombing with Wild Wild West, however, Smith has struggled to reach his previous heights.
July 15, 2004 at 12:00 am

With the release of Will Ferrell's new comedy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, this summer is officially a good one for comedy.
July 8, 2004 at 12:00 am

Facing Windows portrays the life of Giovanna (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), a 29 year old Italian woman dissatisfied with her job, frustrated by her marriage, and generally overwhelmed by life.
July 8, 2004 at 12:00 am

King Arthur was a success even before it came out, at least for guys who like guy movies. It's got everything that a great action saga needs: fierce battle sequences, a hot chick and a passable plot.
July 8, 2004 at 12:00 am

Remember way back in the day when you watched movies all about animals running around, getting into trouble and having all sorts of adventures?
July 8, 2004 at 12:00 am

The original Spider-man was a good film -- in fact, it probably was the best movie to come out of the recent comic book craze in the film industry.
July 1, 2004 at 12:00 am

The four-star grade is pretty random. As a film, Fahrenheit 9/11 has its flaws, but as a 2004 event, it's more important than any other movie released in 2004.
July 1, 2004 at 12:00 am

De-Lovely depicts the life of legendary songsman Cole Porter. Director Irwin Winkler manages to incorporate into the film nearly every significant piece of music that Porter composed.
July 1, 2004 at 12:00 am

Like many Ben Stiller movies, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story features a great comic premise that never fires on all cylinders.
June 17, 2004 at 12:00 am

The Story of the Weeping Camel is a German quasi-documentary filmed in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
June 17, 2004 at 12:00 am

Steven Spielberg's is on a roll. Wait, scratch that, he was on a roll. In 1998, Spielberg released Saving Private Ryan, and then followed that acclaimed project with A.I., Minority Report, and Catch Me if You Can over the following four years.
June 17, 2004 at 12:00 am

Hard-core Christians are going to hate this movie. Then again, the whole point of it is to make fun of them. Saved! has balls.
June 10, 2004 at 12:00 am

Garfield is a cartoon that many kids watched as a child. Looking back, the cartoon wasn't very funny.
June 10, 2004 at 12:00 am

Vin Diesel has the mental capacity of a Lego Block. That becomes clear as Diesel, once an up-and-coming action hero, reprises one of his most Neanderthal-like roles.
June 10, 2004 at 12:00 am

Love Me If You Dare is not your average movie about childhood sweethearts. Julien and Sophie have been madly in love since grade school.
June 3, 2004 at 12:00 am

The Potterphobic won't go to see the film. The Potterphilic will be compelled by overwhelming hype. On the sidelines, probably dragged by their Potterphilic friends, will be those who balk at the idea of seeing the movie before reading the books. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will not disappoint the two latter groups.
June 3, 2004 at 12:00 am

MoveOn.org, a democratic, internet-based advocacy group, billed The Day After Tomorrow as "The Movie the White House Doesn't Want You To See." For once, the White House demonstrates some good taste.
May 27, 2004 at 12:00 am

Comic books carry a bad stigma. The common man regards them as cheap, childish rags that should be abandoned as one enters the adult world.
May 27, 2004 at 12:00 am

Already, Troy is the best film of the summer. The hyped movie fails to disappoint and is reminiscent of Gladiator. While those who know Homer's story of Greece's siege of Troy will find no surprises in this movie, they will certainly be delighted by it.
May 21, 2004 at 12:00 am

If a film could ever ooze indie cred, it would probably be Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes. The film, comprised of a series of vignettes, was shot over the past two decades, and at times plays like a short story collection on film.
May 21, 2004 at 12:00 am