Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon

'Eagle Eye': The Man Who Knew Too Littlenew

DJ Caruso's latest isn't like anything Alfred Hitchcock ever made (it's much too loud for that), but it does offer clear evidence that Caruso learned almost everything he knows about storytelling from the Master.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 09-30-2008 | Reviews

Tags: action, thriller, Eagle Eye, DJ Caruso

'Burn After Reading' Has No Story Linenew

That's the joke of the film: There is no point.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 09-16-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Ethan and Joel Coen, Burn After Reading

Anna Faris Produces Her Way to Ditsy Comedic Successnew

The twist here is that Faris not only conceived of the idea but also produced the movie for Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions -- a feat sure to inspire legions of young women, who are rarely taken seriously in big-screen comedy, even a woman who is one of her generation's funniest actresses.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 08-26-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Anna Faris, Fred Wolf, The House Bunny

Woody Allen Muses Over the Women in His Moviesnew

Woody Allen has had nothing but complicated relationships with the women in his life, and while he's still getting along swimmingly with latest muse, Scarlett Johansson, history says that, like all good things, this, too, must come to an end.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 08-19-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

'Mongol' Desperately Wants to be 'Braveheart'new

You can see these aspirations in every shot, but its meandering, anti-climactic story arcs and an unrealized main character handicap the movie from early on.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 06-24-2008 | Reviews

Tags: WAR, Drama, Channing Tatum, Aliya, Mongol, Sergei Bodrov, Tadanobu Asano, Tegen Ao, Ying Bai

Out and Proud Neil Patrick Harris Loves Playing Comedy's Favorite Pussy Houndnew

The result of Harris' willingness to poke a little fun at himself is a new Cult of NPH, with T-shirts and even a (New Line-run) What Would NPH Do? web site that Harris says confuses him more than flatters him--though he admits, with a smirk, to visiting it more than he probably should.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 04-29-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: comedy, action, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, John Cho, Jon Hurwitz; Hayden Schlossberg, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, stoners, Rob Corddry, Roger Bart

Myth Guidednew

Woody Allen's latest Greek allusions don't add up to much.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 01-22-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream

Monica Bellucci Knows What's in Store for Hernew

The Italian actress has become an international star -- and one who, rather than losing work after 40 as is the general complaint of American actresses, appears to be getting even more of it.

Baltimore City Paper | Cole Haddon | 09-11-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up