by Mike Parnell | May 1, 2003 | Opinion
Adam Sandler made one of the best movies of last year in “Punch Drunk Love.” It helped many of us better understand the characters he has played in his other movies. It also gave him a wonderful opportunity to say goodbye to those characters and branch out...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 4, 2003 | Opinion
If you hang around Hollywood long enough and your star power shines bright enough, you’ll be given an opportunity to direct your own feature film. The old joke is that most people who act do so in hopes of one day being able to direct. “Head of...
by Mike Parnell | Mar 27, 2003 | Opinion
Avoid “Dreamcatcher” like the plague spoken of in its story. It will rank as one of the 10 worst films for 2003. “Dreamcatcher” is Elephant Man ugly. The movie starts out fair enough. We see four friends caught in the malaise of postmodern...
by Mike Parnell | Mar 21, 2003 | Opinion
“Agent Cody Banks” isn’t all that bad, but it’s not all that good either. There is little imagination. It is a stock movie with some popular teenage stars drawing in kids. “Agent Cody Banks” is marketed and positioned to draw in...
by Mike Parnell | Feb 21, 2003 | Opinion
“Daredevil” is good, but not great. For comics fans, it will be hailed as a wonderful realization. But for others, it may seem to be just another guy in a leather suit beating people up. The movie is about a blind lawyer named Matt Murdock. Matt’s...
