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novambflf 1. 2002 A bandon bunch of other unique, complex characters who come in and out of his messed-up life: his caus tic mother (Susan Sarandon), despicable brother (Ryan Phillippe), JAP girlfriend (Claire Danes) and questionable mentor (Jeff Goldblum). A n incredible debut for writer/director Burr Steers. -J R What's popped and what's flopped, in a theater near yon. Writer/director Stephen Gaghan shows a fraction of the flair for storytelling he demonstrated pen ning Traffic in this boring thriller about an aimless detective (Benjamin Bratt) investigating a college student (Katie Holmes) who is being stalked by her ex- boyfriend (Charlie Hunnam of the U.K. Queer as Folk). Like The Sixth Sense, the ending comes as a big surprise but proves to he too little, too late. — Jim Radosta A u to Fo cus dud, bottom of the bag <C^> <& > only if you’re really hungry < ^ i <& > good effort, pass the salt mmmm, tasty! < & < £ > < & JACKASS THE MOVIE <g> <£> < g> < £ > <g> get the big tub o’ com Video killed the TV star in th*is unsettling hiopic about Hogan's Heroes actor and homemade pom addict Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear)— a sad, voyeuristic E! True Hollywood Story dramatization. My major gripe is th at the ending— much like the unsolved murder that ended C ranes life— is abrupt and unsatisfying. — JR a £%> <§> < g > B ow ling for C olumbine Rather than jumping on an anti-gun soapbox, renegade filmmaker Michael Moore instead delves deeply into the roots of the problem: W hy the hell do so many A m eri cans shoot each other? His evaluation reveals a country immersed in hateful xenophobia, corporate dom ination and paralyzing fear. O f course, one can’t help hut wonder whether a great deal of that paranoia stems from watch ing documentaries like this. -J R H eaven Heaven is hell. Cate Blanchett certainly looks good as a bald-headed bomber, and her puppy eyed boytoy Giovanni Rihisi is equally fetching. But they’re trapped in a ponderous movie that tries vainly to inject pathos into its tired tale of lovers on the lam. Blanchett completists and fans of Euro-angst are Heaven’s only hope. — Gary Morris <£&<&> I gby G oes D own A sort of counterculture coming-of-age story about a juvenile delinquent (Kieran Culkin, channeling Robert Downey Jr.) and a Sure, 1 could go on and on about how this big-screen version of M TV’s “don’t try these stunts at home” program hardly qualifies as a movie. 1 could chastise these dudes for the utter lack of respect they show their digestive systems, their bodies, their fellow human beings. But why bother? It’s strangely entertaining, and the homo- phobic subtext (can you say “anal fixation”?) makes it worth the nausea. — JR (&<£&<&><££> S ecretary Finally— a movie about B/D/S/M that doesn’t play it for comic relief or as a freaky perversion. Maggie Gyllenhaal and the constantly under rated James Spader are Oscar-worthy as a secretary and boss respectively crossing the boundaries of the professional. As she learns to do it right, he struggles with notions of the immoral. You’ll keep waiting for the film to screw it all up, but it never does. See it. — Lisa Bradshaw <&> 0 > ^ W hite O leander A teen girl (A lison Lohm an) enters the ridiculous foster care system after her murder ous mom (M ichelle Pfeiffer) goes to jail. Sur prisingly unsentim ental for an O prah Book Club adaptation, director Peter Kosminsky’s film is filled with memorable characters and strong performances, especially Robin W right Penn and Renée Zellweger as two flawed guardians. How refreshing to see a chick flick that isn’t polluted by Hollywood fakes like Sandra Bullock and ' Ashley Judd! -J R c a s t a g na v /i y / ? / '/ ( y* castagna dinner Wednesday through Saturday • 231.7373 café castagna next door to the restaurant dinner tuesday through Sunday • 231.9959 1752 se hawthorne boulevard FOR A GREAT STEAK, LOOK FOR THE REVOLVING STEAK SIGN illliff*.. ^ EXCEPT IN BEAVERTON, WHERE THE CITY WOULDN’T LET US HAVE ONE küJT " S o il s * ° ffa m ilie s stnce 1946. " S c u fU n A Our rewiring steak .sign has become a landmark in Portland. A sign o f quality. Where you know you can get a great steak dinner at a fair price. Unfortunately, we couldn 1 get that same sign in Beaverton. But honestly, we 're not that hard to find 105th & SE Stark • 503-252-4171 ~ OLD COPITTBT m CHEW home o f the 72 oz. steak Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy at Griffith Dr. - 503- f\ l& T o 503 288-4169 2716 NE MLK 7am-2pm Mon-Fri, 8am-3pm Sat-Sun ftll ( Q r t *X ftll u ic fa i, Joe) 1
