- July 14, 2003
- French Twist
Claude Berri’s deftly played romantic comedy The Housekeeper stands out as an adult alternative amid a sticky slew of popcorn blockbusters.
- June 7, 1999
- "The Loss of Sexual Innocence"
- April 18, 2005
- Cynic City
Todd Solondz’s latest satirical drama is too clever by half, and too nasty by three-quarters.
- April 11, 2005
- Kicking and Screaming
Kung Fu Hustle—a thrilling, dreamy action comedy—gives chaos a good name.
- March 15, 1999
- "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"
- March 28, 2005
- Knock Woody
Melinda and Melinda tells the same story twice, as comedy and then tragedy—and misfires at both.
- May 10, 1999
- "The Winslow Boy"
- April 5, 2004
- Low Country
With Tom Hanks as a charming southern con man, the Coen brothers slip a whoopee cushion under a comedy of manners in The Ladykillers.
- August 2, 1999
- Scream Cheese
In his remake of "The Haunting," action-flick director Jan De Bont throws so much tacky hardware at the viewer, it's hard not to giggle.
- February 23, 2004
- Pet Project
Adopting a circus camel is one thing, but persuading a Polish town to love it is a comic challenge eagerly taken up by the heroes of The Big Animal.
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