THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
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  Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 124 minutes |
IN THEATERS! “The Sum of All Fears” not only succeeds by that standard — it is a smart, complex, and engrossing idea-driven action thriller — but more importantly for Paramount, it also gets the more pressing job done: to breathe fresh life into a durable film franchise that, based on this installment, still has a promising future…
Posted on May 31, 2002 by Michael Dequina
UNDERCOVER BROTHER
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  Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 88 minutes |
IN THEATERS! Where shall I begin? Shall I tell how funny this film is, how many times I wiped tears out of my eyes?
Posted on May 31, 2002 by Marcus D. Russell
THE LIGHTS
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  Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 56 minutes |
The rest of this film is a documentary about the making of “The Lights,” which is shot so that it fits “seamlessly” within the story…
Posted on May 29, 2002 by Doug Brunell
ELLING
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  Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 80 minutes |
IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! “Elling” focuses on a pair of emotionally-stunted men in their early forties who have been roommates in a state-run institution…
Posted on May 28, 2002 by Phil Hall
WHAT WOMEN WANT IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE
George Lucas’ “How To Get a Gorgeous and Powerful Female to Fall in Love With You in 10 Easy Steps”…
Posted on May 25, 2002 by Jon Springer
RATED X: ONE FAMILY’S BUSINESS
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  Year Released: 2001 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 34 minutes |
I love porn. I hate opera. I like this film…
Posted on May 25, 2002 by Eric Campos
THE YOUNG AND THE DEAD
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Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 90 minutes |
By the late 90s, Hollywood Memorial Cemetary was bankrupt and the grounds had fallen into serious disrepair…
Posted on May 25, 2002 by Ellen Marshall
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
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Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: G Running Time: 90 minutes |
IN THEATERS! After a beautifully rendered opening passage where an eagle flies over a breathtaking expanse of the American West, DreamWorks’ latest animated feature, the horse opera “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” wastes no time in daring viewers over the age of five to not roll their eyes…
Posted on May 24, 2002 by Michael Dequina
TALKING PICTURES: JEDI REVOLUTION
Writer David Templeton takes interesting people to the movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. This week “Boondocks” cartoonist Aaron McGruder strikes back at Star Wars and George Lucas…
Posted on May 23, 2002 by David Templeton
BEST OF NODANCE SHORTS IN L.A.
The Nodance Film Festival is hosting a “Best of Nodance Shorts” night at Club Moomba in Los Angeles…
Posted on May 23, 2002 by Film Threat Staff
MICROCINEMA HOSTS INDEPENDENT EXPOSURE
“Independent Exposure” slams San Francisco with the best in indie shorts and videos…
Posted on May 23, 2002 by Film Threat Staff
INSOMNIA
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Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 115 minutes |
IN THEATERS! Christopher Nolan made a wise choice to follow “Memento” with “Insomnia.” It’s a good story; competently told, full of good actors, commercially safe, but nothing more…
Posted on May 23, 2002 by David Grove
ENOUGH
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  Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 111 minutes |
IN THEATERS! “Enough” is a dreary rehash of the old 1980′s revenge thrillers, with Jennifer Lopez playing the Charles Bronson role…
Posted on May 23, 2002 by David Grove
ROBIN WILLIAMS: MR. INSOMNIA (part 2)
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Posted on May 22, 2002 by David Grove
“HARVARD MAN” STEPS OUT
James Toback’s new dark comedy “Harvard Man” gets ready to graduate to the big screen this June…
Posted on May 22, 2002 by Film Threat Staff