J.P. Mangalindan
Contributing since June, 2004
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Employee of the Month Review
Employee of the Month goes for laughs with its low-brow humor--fart jokes, cultural stereotypes, slapstick--but its vacuous writing delivers it with all the panache of a poor man's Kevin Smith film. I'd like to think we, as audiences, are smarter than tha
Tristan & Isolde Review
When the film reaches its tragic conclusion, you’re not necessarily disappointed, but left with the reaffirmed feeling that love is never simple, nor is it always kind. Nor, as in the case of Tristan and Isolde, is it meant to be.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Review
There’s a good chance The Exorcism of Emily Rose may drown in that bottomless sea of ho-hum, me-too horror vehicles, but if you’re a fan of exorcism flicks, it’s worth a look.
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Review
Harold & Kumar is hardly thought-provoking – let’s not confuse this cinematic overture with a breezy read through Pride and Prejudice – but Leiner’s road trip through the Garden State is a wild jaunt, a toilet-humor comedy filled with surprising twists an
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Review
This 139 minute-long flick is as bloated as it is revealing. I’m not sure when it was exactly – maybe halfway through watching former lead guitarist David Mustaine tearfully confess to Ulrich about his troubled life post-Metallica – did I feel the need to