Stories tagged with "drama"

Cadillac Ranch by Robert Hammerle

“B+” Rating by Robert W. Hammerle What I love about movies as an art form is their capacity to both entertain and educate. While it is obviously not necessary for a good movie to... – Dec 09, 2008 at 12:37 PM in Music

Australia most recent comment by Robert Hammerle

While I thank you for your comments, your remarks... – Dec 16, 2008 at 2:42 PM

The Fragility of Seconds by joe.shearer

The film "The Fragility of Seconds" seeks to shed light on a horrible problem in Juarez, Mexico -- women disappearing and being murdered, thousands of cases left unsolved. It's... – Nov 26, 2008 at 1:44 PM in Movies

Synecdoche, New York by Robert Hammerle

"B" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle It is impossible to try and review Charlie Kaufman's most recent film, "Synecdoche, New York," without risking revealing oneself as a complete... – Nov 26, 2008 at 1:23 PM in Talk

Synecdoche, New York by The Associated Press

On the face of it, "Synecdoche, New York" has a lot of things going against it. There's the tongue-twister title, for one -- it's actually the name of a figure of speech, but it... – Nov 19, 2008 at 5:28 PM in Movies

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas most recent comment by Robert Hammerle

Joe, thanks for your comments. Quite frankly, I... – Nov 21, 2008 at 9:28 AM

Zack & Miri Make a Porno by Robert Hammerle

"C+" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle When Dean Wormer (John Vernon) famously scolded Flounder (Stephen Furst) in the classic "Animal House" (1978) with the admonition, "Fat, drunk... – Nov 17, 2008 at 3:02 PM in Talk

High School Musical 3: Senior Year most recent comment by Chris Vannoy

I kind of doubt it, but any appeal for those not... – Nov 12, 2008 at 10:04 AM

Happy Go Lucky by Robert Hammerle

"B" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle Few things in life are more unbearable than insufferable perkiness. Nobody can be happy all the time. And those who profess to be generally... – Nov 10, 2008 at 2:58 PM in Talk

Happy-Go-Lucky by The Associated Press

'Happy-Go-Lucky" is the kind of film that defies easy description, particularly if you're trying to persuade someone to see it. Say it's about Poppy, a British teacher who is,... – Nov 06, 2008 at 4:07 PM in Movies

Pride & Glory by Robert Hammerle

"Pride and Glory" - WON'T SEE IT! "D" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle Sometime ago I listed a few movies that I refused to see, rating them a presumptive "D." Given the fact that... – Nov 05, 2008 at 1:01 PM in Movies

Rachel Getting Married by Robert Hammerle

"A-" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle Jonathan Demme's "Rachel Getting Married" is a tour de force. A masterful piece of cinema, it's honest, humane and terribly moving. Unlike... – Nov 04, 2008 at 2:29 PM in Talk

Changeling by Robert Hammerle

"C+" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle Despite its emotionally charged subject material, namely the disappearance of a nine-year-old child and a mother's desperate search to find him,... – Nov 04, 2008 at 12:40 PM in Talk

What Just Happened by The Associated Press

Julia Phillips' famous autobiography was titled "You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again." Barry Levinson and Art Linson will. If you're going to make a film about Hollywood... – Oct 30, 2008 at 2:57 PM in Movies

Changeling by The Associated Press

Something more than a child goes missing in Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," his tale casting Angelina Jolie as a real-life single mom whose young son vanishes in 1928. On the... – Oct 30, 2008 at 2:52 PM in Movies

The Secret Life of Bees by Robert Hammerle

"C+" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle "The Secret Life of Bees" is an earnest little film that ultimately drowns in its own good intentions. To put in another way, it would have made... – Oct 29, 2008 at 4:41 PM in Talk

W. by Robert Hammerle

"B" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle As a person who has been an admittedly severe critic of President Bush and his Administration since his disputed election in 2000 where he won... – Oct 23, 2008 at 10:34 AM in Talk

The Express by Robert Hammerle

"B+" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle Intentionally or not, some movies transcend the big screen in terms of their social significance. Enjoyable simply as a movie experience, they... – Oct 22, 2008 at 1:54 PM in Talk

Max Payne by Robert Hammerle

"D-" Rating by Robert W. Hammerle To say that "Max Payne" is an unintelligent mess risks complimenting it. It is truly as tedious as it is boring, and you will be hard pressed... – Oct 20, 2008 at 3:36 PM in Movies

The Return of Poe most recent comment by HART

The night includes some of Poe's best work: The... – Oct 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM