Jay's Movie Blog

* * * ½ (out of four) Seen 31 July 2004 at Landmark Kendall Square #2 (first-run) I like movies like Maria Full of Grace , which functio...

* * * * (out of four)(still) Seen 28 July 2004 at the New England Aquarium's Simons IMAX Theater (The IMAX Experience) It has, of la...

* * (out of four) Seen 26 July 2004 at Loews Harvard Square #1 (first-run) The Bourne Supremacy may not be the most unnecessary sequel ...

* * * * (out of four) Seen 25 July 2004 at the Brattle Theater (Special Engagements) There are huge gaps in my movie knowledge. It come...

* ¾ (out of four) Seen 24 July 2004 at Coolidge Corner #1 (Midnight Ass-Kickings: Fu Fighting Females) I don't ask for much from a m...

* * ¾ (out of four) Seen 22 July at the Brattle Theater (The Art of Samurai Cinema) Shintarô Katsu starred as Zatoichi (Ichi), the blind...

* * * ¼ (out of four) Seen 21 July 2004 at Landmark Kendall Square #5 (preview) The "coming-out comedy" is a curious little su...

* * (out of four) Seen 20 July 2004 at Loews Boston Common #2 (first-run) I almost actually asked for "That Will Smith Robot Movie...

* * * (out of four) Seen 19 July 2004 at the Brattle Theater (Orson Welles: Rogue Genius) Shakespeare's Othello has been adapted fo...

* * ½ (out of four) Seen 17 July 2004 at Coolidge Corner #2 (Midnight Ass-Kickings: Fu Fighting Females) There are times when talking ba...

* * ¾ (out of four) Seen 17 July 2004 at the New England Aquarium's Simons IMAX Theater (The IMAX Experience) The appeal of the Harr...

* * (out of four) Seen 15 July 2004 at Loews Harvard Square #4 (first-run) When The Clearing was shot in late 2002, the television pro...

* * * (out of four) Seen 14 July 2004 at Loews Boston Common #17 (first-run) Let's get something straight right at the start: Nothi...

* * (out of four) Seen 11 July 2004 in Jay's Living Room (background while putting a bookshelf together) Truth be told, when I picke...

* * ½ (out of four) Seen 10 July 2004 at Coolidge Corner #1 (Midnight Ass-Kickings: Fu Fighting Females) Before discussing the relative ...

* * ¾ (out of four) Seen 10 July 2004 at Landmark Kendall Square #7 (first-run) Croupier was a movie that gained more notoriety for its...

* * * * (out of four) Seen 5 July 2004 at Loews Boston Common #18 (first-run) I am a fan. There's no arguing the point; there's...

* * ¾ (out of four) Seen 5 July 2004 on the laptop (bus ride) Black comedy may be the most pure form of escapism that the movies offer. ...

* * (out of four) Seen 3 July 2004 in Jay's Living Room (widescreen DVD) There's a fine line between parody and pastiche... actu...

* * ¾ (out of four) Seen 3 July 2004 at Landmark Kendall Square #1 (first-run) Cole Porter is a difficult subject for a biography. He h...