April 2005 :: Screen Reviews
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Don't panic. The end of the world as we know it is just the beginning of a long-anticipated film version of the legendary Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Does this film do justice to Douglas Adams' novels, or is it destined for the scrap heap of literary-adaptation failures? Treasured towel in hand, Hitchhiker novice Steve Stav surfs the cosmos and provides the answer in his enlightening review.
A remake in the vein of Meet The Parents about a boy who... well, meets the parents of his fiancee. Rob Levy explains what works and what doesn't in this rehash of a classic.
A documentary about the author of "Story of O", the controversial novel about sadomasochism. Carl F Gauze unwraps the plain brown wrapper.
A horrific accident...or a horrific murder? The Staircase, a true-crime documentary, follows one of North Carolina's most sensational — and most controversial — murder cases from beginning to end. Our court reporter on Tobacco Road, Steve Stav, previews the Sundance Channel's new mini-series from the jury box.
