Movie Review: I Love You, Man

If comedy is an art, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in “I Love You, Man” rank among Monet and Picasso. This film delivers laughs relentlessly, and while it’s not the most civilized production, it’s simultaneously clever and delightfully juvenile. Even in the opening credits, “I Love You, Man” reaches a level of hilarity that comedies [...]

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Movie Review: “He’s Just Not That Into You”

Never have men seemed so shallow or women so idiotic as in “He’s Just Not That Into You.” This attempt at romantic comedy falls desperately flat. For a film that wants so badly to be a lighthearted comedy, the laughs are manufactured and weak. Random pop culture references and platitudes pepper this movie like a [...]

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Feature: Global Warm-Up

Amidst a frenzy of silver coins and colorful veils is a group of belly dancers who will perform at the University of Maine’s fifth annual International Dance Festival on Saturday, Feb. 14. Leading the pack is Arletta Hayes, a fourth-year anthropology and dance student who has been belly dancing since high school.
“It’s the first kind [...]

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Movie Review: “Coraline”

First of all, “Coraline” has nothing to do with Tim Burton. It simply shares the same director, Henry Selick, as “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Having said that, this movie is perfectly on par with the delightful creepiness of Burton’s works. Playing on “Alice In Wonderland” themes such as the mysterious rabbit hole, “Coraline” will leave [...]

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Movie Review: “Four Christmases”

Picture the idyllic Christmas, complete with fresh snowfall, cherished family moments and meaningful gifts. Now destroy that image because “Four Christmases” denounces the myth of a Merry Christmas once and for all. “Four Christmases” is rom-com gone wrong, as a very unhappy couple flits from one dysfunctional family gathering to the next without an iota [...]

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Vintage Movie Review: “A Christmas Story”

‘Tis the season to shoot your eye out, drop the f-bomb and show a bully who’s boss. At least that’s the lesson 1983’s “A Christmas Story” teaches us. In this crass flick, there are no sugary morals or emphasis on family values. It is Christmas, dressed down – way down. “A Christmas Story” is to [...]

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Vintage Movie Review: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

Helen of Troy’s face may have launched 1,000 ships, but Audrey Hepburn’s in “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” launched the success of a jewelry store, a Deep Blue Something song and a dedicated following. Fifty years after the Truman Capote novella that inspired the Hollywood rendition, the film’s importance has not diminished a bit. The image of [...]

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Vintage Movie Review: “Rosemary’s Baby” & “Children of the Corn”

It’s almost Halloween, and the college-aged community set is wondering how to enjoy the night, as trick-or-treating may be out of the question. Here’s an idea – pop in one of these old-school horror flicks, sit back, and enjoy.
When it comes to horror movies these days, gore is usually the name of the game. 1968’s [...]

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Vintage Movie Review: “Some Like It Hot”

With mafia men, sexual themes, violence and cross-dressing, “Some Like It Hot” is hardly the average film to come out of the black and white archives. After the film’s 1959 release, it was met with an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, numerous nominations and a snub from the Catholic Legion of Decency. The film relentlessly [...]

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Movie Review: “30 Days of Night”

“30 Days of Night” is not your grandfather’s vampire movie. Teeming with gory special effects, “30 Days of Night” surpasses all the previous vampire flicks in almost every way. It steers away from the recent cinematic representations of vampires such as “Blade” and “Underworld.” Unfortunately, “30 Days” lacks the simple suspense and terror of the [...]

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