Movies | Wednesday, May 16,2007

Full house

Few films do a good job depicting the world of professional gambling

Untitled Document Perhaps it’s a personal thing, having a grandfather who was a professional gambler during the Depression, but few occupations are as cinematically fascina

Movies | Wednesday, May 9,2007

Neverending wars

Here are few movies Bush should have watched before 2003

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document May 1 marked the four-year anniversary of President George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” photo-op debacle, and the Iraq War rages on. Just

Movies | Wednesday, May 2,2007

Big Dam road show

Quincy brings its short film festival to Springfield

By Marissa Monson

Untitled Document The emergent Young Springfield Professionals Network takes a cue from the Young Professionals of Quincy: a short film festival highlighting 18 movies from aroun

Movies | Wednesday, May 2,2007

Rising star

Gosling’s best performance came in a little-seen film

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document Every new generation has its rising star, and the newest is Ryan Gosling. Fresh from his first Oscar nomination, he can be seen in the murder thriller Fracture.

Movies | Wednesday, April 25,2007

Movie watching

Making voyeurism acceptable on the big screen

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document All it takes is a murder to make the subject of voyeurism acceptable to mainstream audiences. Without the violence factor, the subject is just plain sick. Distu

Movies | Wednesday, April 18,2007

Grindhouse classics

Art can be found in the trashiest locations

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document Quentin Tarantino continues his role as the cinema’s greatest cheerleader of B-movies. His latest foray into cheese is a celebration of grindhouse movies

Movies | Thursday, April 12,2007

The surprising Will Ferrell

Here’s one SNL grad who keeps getting better

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document Comedy depends on the unexpected, and perhaps no one illustrates this better than Will Ferrell. After ignoring his work on Saturday Night Live and barely n

Movies | Wednesday, April 4,2007

Marky hits the mark

Wahlberg finally gets the props he earned a decade ago

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document Stardom has finally come to Mark Wahlberg, a decade after he proved his skills as an actor. Wahlberg has come a long way since his dubious entrance into show bu

Movies | Wednesday, March 28,2007

Sacre bleu!

French filmmakers are spilling blood and guts on the silver screen

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document The French cinema certainly looks a lot different today than it used to. The country that many Americans have deluded themselves into believ

Movies | Wednesday, March 21,2007

Family road rage

A long trip can bring out the worst in anyone

By Marc Sigoloff

Untitled Document When movie families take to the road, they never have a good time. The trip usually brings out the worst behavior in everyone. The recent indie hit and Best Pic