All articles by Joe Lozito

This independent black comedy takes aim at the target-rich subject of puritanical Christian schooling, but the jokes and characters wear thin far too soon.

‘Rushmore’ could have very easily been a dull film.

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan attack the sequel to their 1998 hit with so much gusto that it’s hard not to like it. Sure there’s not much to this predictable actioner, but what’s there is darn funny.

As the title implies, the heroine of ‘Run Lola Run’ spends much of this film on her feet.

Good old fashioned actioner with The Rock taking his place in the Ahnuld role as a ‘retrieval expert’ set to save Seann William Scott’s slacker from the clutches of a particularly over-the-top Christopher Walken.

Despite a promising opening and a welcome low-key performance from Tommy Lee Jones, Director William Friedkin’s courtroom drama degenerates into ‘A Few Good Men’ meets ‘The Negotiator.’

The crux of the action in ‘Rudy Blue,’ John Werner’s meandering debut film, involves the everyday routines of playing chess and getting the newspaper.

Writing partners Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson push the boundaries of their own quirkiness in their fairytale ode to family dysfunction.

The life of high school baseball coach and science teacher Jim Morris is given the ‘Field of Dreams’ treatment, with Dennis Quaid happily giving the performance you always thought he would one day give.

What could have been an interesting Shakepeare-inspired revenge yarn gets thoroughly diluted by Hollywood’s need for special effects. Hopefully, Jet Li has a better one coming.