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We watched many teen movies (we were at that age. Last year saw the successful teen superhero movie Sky High, and this year sees another teen superhero movie. A new lady to cinema she was in The Animal (2001) and recently in Not Another Teen Movie (2001). It%26#39;s a strange postmodern trip into the meta-documentary/teen [...]

I thoroughly expect that the vast majority of people who see this movie will really, really hate it. Thats not to say its particularly a good movie, at least not if you are looking for something with any kind of depth - theres pretty much nothing in the way of a story. Theres more ham [...]

Commercially manufactured at the turn of the 19th century, the word candy was derived from the Arabic word quandi which means a lump of cane sugar. He negotiated with his own value system to get the second film in his good books but didnt find himself in any mood to give the same concession to [...]

Watching Andy and Larry Wachowski’s hyperkinetic, candy-colored “Speed Racer” is like spending two hours caroming through a pinball machine. Like The Matrix (or its engagingly primitive precursor, the DOS-era Disney relic Tron), Speed Racer gives the not-unrealistic impression of taking place inside a computer. (Just ask Slavoj Zizek.) Speed Racer is simply a mishmash that, [...]

It wasn’t until 2002 when Emile made his big-screen debut in the film “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” alongside Jodie Foster and other young talents, Kieran Culkin and Jena Malone. Based on the novel written by Chris Fuhrman, the film is about a group of friends who attend Catholic school in New Jersey during [...]

Speed Racer was known as a popular anime in the United States, which was actually adapted from a Japanese anime Mach GoGoGo. When Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) was still young, he idolized his brother, Rex Racer, in the race tracks. When Rex died from a race and Speed got older, it was his turn to [...]

At just over two hours, Speed Racer is longer than most kids’ movies, yet it’s still an exciting thrill ride from start to finish. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is the second son in a family born of racing. His father Pops Racer (John Goodman) and older brother Rex Racer (Scott Porter) have independently built their [...]

Rolls on literally when we’ll be at the first showing of the Wachowski brothers’ Speed Racer. See the full summer movie schedule and watch all the trailers. Check showtimes. Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor [...]

Depending on how much screen time Benjamin gets there may be some appeal for boys preschool aged. I think many kids today are not familiar with the original Speed Racer, however some may have seen it, as I believe it used to repeat on Cartoon Network. What did you all think of part two? This [...]