Articles by Michael Pflug

Enigma

October 21, 2002 // 0 Comments

Based on the bestselling novel by author Robert Harris, "Enigma" follows in the long line of film adaptations that fail to live up to their promise and potential. Adding insult to injury, Columbia TriStar’s DVD is an appalling mess. Enigma was [...]

Shallow Hal

September 25, 2002 // 0 Comments

As a Farrelly brothers film you can rest assured that "Shallow Hal" is infused with a very bent sense of humor. What may come as a bit of a shock is that the film is actually fairly sweet and seldom drops to the same level of gross-out humor as [...]

Grave Of The Fireflies

September 16, 2002 // 0 Comments

Why is it that the vast majority of adult American filmgoers continue to look down upon animated feature films as being just for kids? As a lifelong fan of animation I’ve never quite understood this bias. Fortunately not all cultures share this disdain [...]

Pretty In Pink

August 27, 2002 // 0 Comments

To my generation the frequent collaborations in the 1980s between writer/director John Hughes and actress Molly Ringwald were our cultural touchstones. "Sixteen Candles, " "The Breakfast Club, " and "Pretty in Pink" formed [...]

The Rambo Trilogy

August 14, 2002 // 0 Comments

If, like me, you survived the 1980s then Sylvester Stallone’s John Rambo is more than just another big-screen action hero to you. With his rugged visage co-opted by such disparate organizations as Vietnam veteran groups and the Republican Party, Rambo [...]

A Beautiful Mind

August 9, 2002 // 0 Comments

Ron Howard gets no respect. There, I’ve said it. A perpetual whipping-boy among snobby film critics, Howard is often taken to task for being a "studio man," the kiss of death for those expecting every great film director to be an auteur. Well [...]

Reflections Of Evil

August 5, 2002 // 0 Comments

’Reflections of Evil’ is a film by Damon Packard. Who’s he you ask? Well, I’m not really all that sure. After countless minutes spent Googling myself senseless, I was still unable to uncover much pertinent information. And if you find that you [...]

Blade II

July 31, 2002 // 0 Comments

If you’re looking for a full-out assault on your senses then look no further than "Blade II, " the latest offering in New Line’s Platinum Series DVDs. While it’s certainly not a film for everybody, there’s no denying that this is one of [...]

Amélie

July 30, 2002 // 0 Comments

Every now and again I become a little wistful thinking of the classic Technicolor films of the 1950s and 60s that were full of wonderful music, unabashed humor, and the kind of boundless joy that any modern-day film would be ridiculed for possessing. Ah, [...]

Amélie

July 30, 2002 // 0 Comments

Every now and again I become a little wistful thinking of the classic Technicolor films of the 1950s and 60s that were full of wonderful music, unabashed humor, and the kind of boundless joy that any modern-day film would be ridiculed for possessing. Ah, [...]
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