Articles by Chris Thompson
Be Kind Rewind
Michel Gondry writes and directs "Be Kind Rewind", a quirky comedy that follows in the footsteps of his recent theatrical features and yet is still in many ways one of his more accessible tales. I remember when I first discovered his work, he [...]
Witless Protection
I guess my problems with Larry The Cable Guy begin and end in a few areas that are simply impossible to get over. First off, his whole blue collar routine that instantly connected with millions of people across the world seems unconvincing since his [...]
The Signal
"The Signal" landed on my desk as an oddity of sorts. For starters I had heard nothing of the film until it arrived, and judging from the strange box cover I mistakenly assumed it was some sort of cheesy straight to video science fiction, of the [...]
Cloverfield
J.J. Abrams came up with the idea for a monster movie while shopping with his son in a Tokyo toy store. After seeing a Godzilla figure he started wondering why America didn't have its own legendary creature, especially after glancing at some of the [...]
Meet The Spartans
A comedy from the same people who brought us "Epic Movie" and "Date Movie" and based upon the popular action film "300" may seem like a brilliant idea to some, especially movie executives looking to cash in on a young crowd, [...]
The Sand Pebbles
"The Sand Pebbles" was directed by the legendary Robert Wise, whose long career in film brought us films as varied as "West Side Story", "Audrey Rose", "The Sound Of Music" and my favorite Star Trek film, "Star [...]
The Other Boleyn Girl
Justin Chadwick's "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a historical romance based on the bestselling novel by Philippa Gregory. Curiously, it was also the basis for a TV movie in 2003. Chadwick's first large production from BBC Films and Focus [...]
