http://www.filly.ca/entertainment/http://www.filly.ca/entertainment/http://www.filly.ca/rss/filly_logo_entertainment.gif144144Filly.ca - Entertainment - For savvy and stylish women.en-usSun, 21 Mar 2010 17:04:16 GMTSun, 21 Mar 2010 17:04:16 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCopyright 2007, Filly.caeditor@filly.ca (Johneen Manning)cchiasson@genieknows.com (Claude Chiasson)A fast-paced novel that somehow manages to bring exploding supernovas, illegal aliens, family breakdown, plastic surgery, and love together in a complex and compelling tale.critique - book reviewsFri, 14 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/book_reviews/The-Truth-About-the-Night.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/book_reviews/The-Truth-About-the-Night.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Megan Gray)As mile-high-wig musicals go, the film version of 'Hairspray' is less polished but more fun than 'Dreamgirls.'critique - film reviewsTue, 27 Nov 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Hairspray.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Hairspray.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)Though successful, this modest comedy could use a touch more lust to go with all its wit and charm.critique - film reviewsFri, 2 Nov 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Dan-in-Real-Life.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Dan-in-Real-Life.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)Directed by Anthony Hopkins, 'Slipstream' is bold, experimental, off-the-wall kicky and utterly exasperating.critique - film reviewsWed, 31 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Slipstream.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Slipstream.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Sid Smith)Uneven and clumsy, 'Broken' does little to expand Heather Graham's repertoire or retain its audience's attention.critique - film reviewsTue, 30 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Broken.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Broken.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Jessica Reaves)Vampire flick '30 Days of Night' makes you feel the cold and feel the fangs - and feel like 30 days is a pretty long time.critique - film reviewsMon, 29 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/30-Days-of-Night.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/30-Days-of-Night.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)With one too many convenient plot twists, director Terry George's 'Reservation Road' turns into Coincidence Lane.critique - film reviewsSun, 28 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Reservation-Road.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Reservation-Road.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)Without supporting actress Meryl Streep, director Gavin Hood's 'Rendition' would be a long, tough haul.critique - film reviewsSat, 27 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Rendition.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Rendition.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)Schematic and tactful, 'Things We Lost in the Fire' is both well-acted and well-directed.critique - film reviewsFri, 26 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Things-We-Lost-in-the-Fire.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Things-We-Lost-in-the-Fire.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)In this dour, fairly intriguing mystery, the other Affleck shows he's turned into his own 'sort of good' actor.critique - film reviewsThu, 25 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Gone-Baby-Gone.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Gone-Baby-Gone.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)'Canvas' is a thoughtful, sweet film that handles its difficult topic - schizophrenia - with tact and tenderness.critique - film reviewsWed, 24 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Canvas.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Canvas.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Sid Smith)This by-the-numbers, based-in-reality inspirational sports movie is thick with overwhelming American pride and nostalgia.critique - film reviewsTue, 23 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Final-Season.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Final-Season.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Tasha Robinson)This confused film, directed by Shekhar Kapur, is saved by the unmatched talents of Cate Blanchett.critique - film reviewsMon, 22 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Elizabeth-The-Golden-Age.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Elizabeth-The-Golden-Age.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)Too much of James Gray's 'We Own the Night,' starring Joaquin Phoenix is disappointingly predictable.critique - film reviewsSun, 21 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/We-Own-the-Night.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/We-Own-the-Night.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)Starring Anton Yelchin, director Giffin Dunne's 'Fierce People' is just like 'House of D,' just stranger.critique - film reviewsSat, 20 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Fierce-People.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Fierce-People.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Tasha Robinson)With this energetic film, director Robin Swicord gives an inspired expansion of Joy Fowler's best selling novel.critique - film reviewsFri, 19 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Jane-Book-Club.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Jane-Book-Club.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Tasha Robinson)'December Boys' is a modest, tender-hearted coming-of-age tale that will probably come and go without much notice.critique - film reviewsThu, 18 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/December-Boys.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/December-Boys.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Sid Smith)'Dedication' marks the directorial debut of actor Justin Theroux, and therein lies a clue as to what's right and wrong with the movie.critique - film reviewsWed, 17 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Dedication.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Dedication.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Sid Smith)The fractured fairy tale 'Sydney White' pushes the limits of Amanda Bynes' aw-shucks charms.critique - film reviewsTue, 16 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Sydney-White.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Sydney-White.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Maureen M. Hart)The article that inspired director Richard Shepard's 'The Hunting Party' is a pip; the film itself is about half a pip.critique - film reviewsMon, 15 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Hunting-Party.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Hunting-Party.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)'Good Luck Chuck,' starring Jessica Alba, comes across as some sort of humor-deprivation experiment.critique - film reviewsSun, 14 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Good-Luck-Chuck.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Good-Luck-Chuck.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)'The Brothers Solomon,' directed by Bob Odenkirk, ranks in as the not-funniest comedy of the year so far.critique - film reviewsSat, 13 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Brothers-Solomon.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Brothers-Solomon.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)Adam Green's 'Hatchet' is chock full of B-genre's mainstays: laughable violence, campy monster, predictable scenarios and gratuitous flashing.critique - film reviewsFri, 12 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Hatchet.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Hatchet.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Scott Schueller)Ethan Hawke's film should come with a warning that it may cause bruising from heavy-handed dialogue.critique - film reviewsThu, 11 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Hottest-State.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/The-Hottest-State.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Scott Schueller)'Shoot 'Em Up' feels like the end of the line, a cackle of jokey desperation that morphs very quickly into the sound of gurgling blood.critique - film reviewsWed, 10 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Shoot-Em-Up.asphttp://www.filly.ca/entertainment/critique/film_reviews/Shoot-Em-Up.aspFilly.ca Top Storieseditor@filly.ca (Michael Phillips)