Christopher Monfette
Contributing since April, 2003
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Spider-Man 2 Review
The film is larger in every way than its already sizeable predecessor, yet succeeds at being widely more intimate. Finely scripted and superbly performed, the film never fails to include true moments of character between its lavishly filmed action sequen
The Dreamers Review
Watching The Dreamers is like taking a nap with your eyes open, but the dream, while it lasts, has value enough to remember.
Underworld Review #2
This isn't so much a review as a precaution, as there is a lot to enjoy about Underworld if your expectations aren't aimed too highly, or geared toward anything new.
Freddy vs. Jason Review
While the usual suspects assemble to await their deaths, we're left waiting for more of what we came for in the first place: Freddy, Jason and some supernatural ass-kicking.
Bad Boys II Review #2
Bad Boys II reignites the flame of perfectly balanced style, pushing the Hard-R rating to its glorious limits, while building beat upon beat of hyper-intensive action.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Review #2
Overall, the tone of the film is clear: These are the X-Men of old English literature, but if you're looking for anything literary, turn back now.
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Review
There is a point, somewhere around the fifth or six ultra-stylized, uber-bright, slo-mo action sequence, where the wink-wink-nudge-nudge factor...simply falls on its face and dies.
X2: X-Men United Review
Everything here is larger, broader, more developed and complex, mutated beyond all expectations.