You, Me and Dupree (2006)

Everybody has a friend who never quite got the hang of being an adult. It seems they got stuck somewhere in high school and can’t quite find the rhythm of being a grown-up. Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson) is just such a lad. He’s kind, gracious and fumbling. He has trouble... [Read more]

Formula 51 (2001)

You’ve got one chance to save your life. Do you take it? Or do you hope for something better to come along? That’s the choice Dakota (Emily Mortimer), a killer for hire, faces. Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson), still in his kilt, has her by the wrist, dangling off... [Read more]

Returner (2002)

I remember from some other movie the scene where the hero/anti-hero on a motorcycle is careening down a highway (maybe with a girl-in-jeopardy on the back) chased by the bad guys in a roadster/Hummer/fast car and he jams on the front brake while twisting the handlebars. It forces... [Read more]

Rush Hour (1998)

City traffic can make you scream. The lights change too soon, other drivers are distracted by cell phones, dining and personal grooming. What can you do? Well one thing is to have a singalong. Soo Yung (Julia Hsu) may not be a teenager yet but she knows how to have a good time.... [Read more]

Batman Begins (2005)

Every day a choice is made to contribute to society and a choice is made to nibble away at its foundations. Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes) is one of the former and she feels that Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is part of the latter crew. She figure he contributes to the lethargy that... [Read more]

Spider-Man (2002)

There is a moment in everyone’s life when an opportunity arises to do something that may change your life. Mary Jane Parker (Kirsten Dunst) walks into one when she finds Spider-man (Tobey Maguire) semi-concussed and dangling from a building. Her Spidey crush overcomes her... [Read more]

Saving Face (2004)

I remember when I felt turned inside out at the prospect of telling my parents something I thought to be so serious that I didn’t know how to approach them. While I dithered trying to figure out an approach, little did I know they would take it with grace and helped me to... [Read more]

The Hitcher (2007)

Babes with guns in skimpy frocks threatened by evil psychopaths in fast cars. Who wouldn’t be interested in this? I’m sure there are a few but I don’t number myself among them. So when Grace Andrews (Sophia Bush) awakens to find herself in bed with not her... [Read more]

Femme Fatale (2002)

What lengths would you go to in order to make the kind of money that will set you up for life? Would you betray your crew? Would you go on the run and leave your tidy life behind? Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) likes women. At a film premiere, she makes a move on one with... [Read more]

Blink (1994)

I had an odd thing happen recently. I was having trouble seeing with my glasses on but I could see better without them. I thought maybe my prescription had changed so I went in for an exam to determine what was going on. It turns out that after decades of having to wear glasses,... [Read more]

Hairspray (2007)

How is a kid supposed to react when your mom wants you to be something that you have yet to gather the capacity to judge whether you want it? Sure, you figure it is what you want but how do you come to grips with it when you have known hardly much else? But your mom is in a position... [Read more]

In & Out (1997)

It is hard to deny what you are. At the same time, it is nobody’s business but your own. How do you cope with events when someone finally says something that most folks have been thinking but are too polite to voice? That is the conundrum facing Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline).... [Read more]