Rory Levine

There's not much than can be said about Lasse Hallstr”m's adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Shipping News.
January 24, 2002 at 12:00 am

Rarely has a film's title been more appropriate than that of the new science-fiction romance Happy Accidents, a wonderfully daring and original film that magically manages to avoid the dreadful fate of most of this genre. Written and directed by Brad Anderson, who saw critical acclaim for his Next Stop, Wonderland and last month's Session 9, Happy Accidents shoots out of left field to take its place alongside last spring's Memento as a persuasive reminder of the creative advantages of independent film. Although veering a little long at nearly two hours, the film doesn't wait long to introduce Ruby Weaver, an idealistic yet increasingly cautious single woman in Manhattan, played winningly by Marisa Tomei in a performance that signals her return to glory after a lengthy post-Oscar drought.
September 20, 2001 at 12:00 am

Watching Hearts in Atlantis, you get the feeling that all involved should have just quit while they were ahead.
September 20, 2001 at 12:00 am