Closer "Seething with anger and raging with obsessive behavior, Mike Nichols's "Closer" is a terrific battle-of-the-sexes follow-up to his landmark film, "Carnal Knowledge." Supported by flawless performances from Natalie Portman and a watertight Clive Owen, "Closer" is an honest, dangerous, and riveting motion picture from start to finish..." (full review)
"The brilliance of "Closer" is that it only allows us to see the characters at moments when they are under the immediate threat of losing something important (be it their lover, their reputation, their sanity, their life). There are no boring first-date scenes, no cuddly moments, no good times that last more than a few minutes. And since we only glimpse these personalities when they are threatened, the fun of the movie becomes trying to guess which behavior is genuine, and which is a means of defense..." (full review)
Blade: Trinity "Ryan Reynolds absolutely saves this film. Were it not for his constant, good-natured presence, the film would've dissolved into overwrought garbage, which is what most of the film ends up being..." (full review)
Species 3 "Given that the previous installment in the Species series - the appropriately named Species II - was one of the worst films of 1998 (if not the worst), the filmmakers behind Species III would've had to be really incompetent to top that movie in terms of sheer awfulness. Fortunately, the film isn't nearly as bad as the second one; instead, it's merely mediocre..." (full review)
LOTR: Return of the King - Extended Edition "Basically, they rest on a false myth: namely that there are "integral versions" of a movie. Indeed, the editing process and the cutting of some scenes are an important part of the creative process. Perhaps, the only true "integral version" would be an absurd patchwork made with all the tens of hours of reels, along with the many takes of the same scene..." (full review)
Godzilla: Final Wars "Some things withstand the test of time. And some things separate those who can laugh and have a good time from those who sadly cannot. After 50 years, Godzilla has done both. In short, this is the most fun I have had at the movies in a long, long time..." (full review)
