The Descent: Original Unrated Cut
2006 Hard-edged and razor-sharp, the first hour of Neil Marshall’s cave-set nail-biter is some of the most virtuosic horror filmmaking of the last 12 months “? an expertly mounted exercise in slowly dawning dread. “The Descent” wobbles mightily as its narrative winds down, but the restored, bleaker final shot comes close to redeeming…
Jackass Number Two: Unrated
2006 Usually, the “unrated” label on is merely a marketing tool, but with “Jackass Number Two,” it’s a bona fide red flag. Anyone who saw the MTV series or the first movie knows what to expect: presumably drunken and gleefully stupid stunts and pranks. You either love it or hate it; I, against better judgment,…
Adventures in Soonerland
The first presidential delegate selection contest in Iowa is just a year away, to be almost immediately followed by the Oklahoma primary. The march of the candidates is under way, as they selectively campaign the early primary states. Throughout the coming year we’ll be watching these candidates’ adventures in Soonerland. For the moment, however,…
Invincible
2006 Movies about underdog athletes might be inspirational, but rarely are they inspired. Even so, “Invincible” is better than most. It’s stuffed with contrivance, all right, but this tale of gridiron heroics has genuine heart. It helps that the story happens to be true. In 1976, part-time Philadelphia bartender Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) pursued a…
It’s me I’m lookin’ for
Come on, admit it. You’ve given some thought to cosmetic surgery. At least once? Maybe more than once? I know I have. Clicking through pictures of my family playing in the sand and surf, I am puzzled. Who is that woman there with my children? It looks like my mother ” she of the…
