Ignoring the ominous warnings of a well meaning but misguided elf, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns for a second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry only to discover that someone – or something – aims to harm him. With the fate of the entire school hanging in the balance, Harry and his faithful … Continue reading
I shouldn’t have to tell you that Hedwig and the Angry Inch is based on the brilliant Off-Broadway show of the same name, which was written by and starred John Cameron Mitchell as a transsexual rock wannabe on a journey of self-discovery. You should know this because you should have seen the show. If you … Continue reading
Woody Allen isn’t exactly a hot name in Hollywood these days. Still, there’s something about a Woody Allen film that incites eager anticipation, especially in New York. Not many directors can fill a weekday afternoon screening, but the first presentation of Hollywood Ending had critics sitting in the aisles. Unlike the inspired films of his … Continue reading
“If heaven is such a wonderful place, why is getting crucified such a big fucking sacrifice,” asks Igby (Kieran Culkin), the rebel without a clue at the center of Igby Goes Down. Questions like this, which Igby hurls at any authority figure he encounters, are supposed to set him up as some sort of angst-filled … Continue reading
I always thought those legends about movies making audiences faint or throw up in the aisles were just P.R. bullshit. I didn’t believe a film could cause that type of physical reaction in someone. I was wrong. Irréversible had me – literally – on the verge of tossing my cookies…twice. A brutal examination of revenge … Continue reading
Take nine idiots, give them some money, remove their clothes and put them in front of a camera, and you’ll have something pretty close to jackass the movie. Fans of the short-lived but extremely popular MTV series already know what to expect, but for the uninitiated, here’s the lowdown: led by hunkalicious “non-host” Johnny Knoxville, … Continue reading
Some gay groups are rankled over Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the final installment in director Kevin Smith’s “Jersey Chronicles.” Granted, the film could almost qualify as a 90-minute gay joke, but only the most militant of homos (with absolutely no sense of humor) could possibly be offended by the imbecilic antics of Jay … Continue reading
“As proven here, Bush could easily and rightly be named Class Clown of any student body. The question is: does that necessarily mean he should have been elected the leader of the free world?” Friendly Foe New documentary reveals the softer, cuddlier side of America’s top warmonger Journeys With George, a modest yet thoroughly appealing … Continue reading
Sequelizing The Jungle Book was barely a necessity, but Disney has done it anyway, fashioning a perfunctory follow-up that doesn’t so much expand the story as rehash it. Restless in civilization, jungle-boy Mowgli (now voiced by Haley Joel Osment) heads back into the woods to boogie some more with his old pal Baloo (John Goodman). … Continue reading
Grade: B- Kinsey Scale: 2 (The goofily hunky Kutcher, who kissed a boy in the subversively queer Dude, Where’s My Car?, spends a lot of time here in only his boxers. Kane appeared in the gay romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Club. Murphy played a lesbian soldier in Common Ground, a TV collection of gay-themed … Continue reading
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