Chocolat
What’s this? Ink 19’s resident lord of metal, David Lee Beowülf, reviewing the Oscar-nominated film Chocolat? Have we gone mad? Nope, but Beowülf sure has an interesting perspective on this “romantic comedy”…
Screen Reviews
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Pollock
Fresh from its surprise Academy Award for Marcia Gay Harden’s performance as Lee Krassner, Ed Harris’ biopic Pollock faces an even tougher test – a review from our own Carl F. Gauze.
Charlie’s Angels
I recently attended Charlie’s Angels with my kid, a 14-year-old male. …
You Can Count On Me
In far-off upstate New York, Samantha (Linney) is a single mom with a crappy …
Shadow of the Vampire
In the early days of German creepystentialism, no price was too small to pay …
State and Main
Fleeing the angry lynch mob of cinema hating New Hamsterites, director Walt P…
The Broken Hearts Club
If you can say “yeehaw” without irony, chances are good you’re a redneck. If …
Battle Bots
It’s heavyweight semi-finals week, and Ronim (the spiky cockroach with circul…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
It’s the perfect foreign film. Legible subtitles and a language you weren’t o…
The Cars
Some groups are best heard and not seen, and Boston’s Cars were one of them. …
Playstation 2
After months of hype and release day chaos, Sony’s Playstation 2 finally foun…
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Up Close
Maybe you’re just a little gray on foreign policy and need a quick update. Or…
Requiem For a Dream
Drugs will get you through times of no cash better than cash will get you thr…
Dancer in the Dark
Short-sighted Selma (Björk) left sunny socialist Czechoslovakia for the …
Foe
It’s the ultimate slacker dream – growing up in Berlin at the end of the Col…
Librock
“Kent McNew sues for the right to dye hair.” “Heather Wells fights her school…
The Girl on the Bridge
Waifish Adele (Paradis), with her slightly gapped teeth and cuddy breasts hid…
Requiem For a Dream
As enigmatic as it is extraordinary, the official site for Requiem For a D…
Slime Volleyball
If simple, addictive games have previously interfered with your life, then
Chuck & Buck
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