© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-jswikler Recent reviews written by member jswikler en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_189432237700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - A friend once told me not to watch Dogville. She proceeded to tell me something that happens in the last third (the third hour) of the movie that made her hate it. Now, after watching the film, it is clear to me that she is not a very perceptive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189432237700 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:07:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189432237700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186181979780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - I remember when I first read about Memento. I was immediately intrigued and desired to see the film. However, I didn't know of a good art theater near my school in Ohio at the time, so I had to wait. And during my waiting, the film became... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186181979780 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:51:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186181979780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185790271108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Mr. and Mrs. Smith comfortably fits into the "summer blockbuster" category. Starring in the movie are two of Hollywood's hot, A-list actors, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. You can be sure that these two stars will bring in plenty of viewers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185790271108 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 03:02:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185790271108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183947857540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - And so it ends, at least that's what George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars universe, says. Revenge of the Sith is his final installment in his six-part series of sci-fi mega-hits. And I feel this film to be a more than worthy addition... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183947857540 Sat, 21 May 2005 18:58:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183947857540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180915637892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Should I have been going out to see a movie tonight? No. Should I be spending more time writing a review right now? Definitely not. I have two weeks of finals starting next week and I need to be studying. But when my friends invited me to watch... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180915637892 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 03:25:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180915637892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177964813956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - I was traveling out in the Southwest United States when I initially tried to read Catch-22. Maybe I didn't get far because I was in a van and I am prone to motion sickness. Maybe I didn't finish because I was sharing the book with a friend and I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177964813956 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:28:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177964813956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175216496260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - While admiring a friend's book collection, he yanked In Cold Blood off the shelf. "This is the best book I've ever read," he proclaimed. That is a perfect example of the kind of remark that I stray from when recommending something to someone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175216496260 Wed, 2 Mar 2005 02:16:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175216496260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173947326084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - It had been almost exactly a year since I had read my college roommate's copy of The Five People You Meet in Heaven when I read Tuesdays with Morrie. It was a Saturday, and I had just finished reading The Great Gatsby for the first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173947326084 Sat, 19 Feb 2005 04:40:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173947326084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171701866116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Richard Linklater is well-known for his dialog-heavy, independent films. For example, in Tape, Linklater kept his audience enraptured even though there were only three characters, one set, and one scene. Before Sunset is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171701866116 Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:21:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171701866116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171277651588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Mark Haddon's first novel is, most assuredly, a success. However,I personally don't think it lived up to the hype surrounding it. I did enjoy it very much, but it was no Catcher in the Rye (with which it was compared by several critics). This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171277651588 Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:49:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171277651588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169908211332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Here is a film that you should most definitely avoid. I never saw the original Dirty Dancing, but I can't imagine that it is worse than its ugly sister Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. The film begins with the audience being informed by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169908211332 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 17:32:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169908211332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169841168004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - If you are searching for a quality time at the cinema, check out In Good Company. The film centers on the lives of two men. One is Dan Foreman, exquisitely played by Dennis Quaid. Foreman is a 51 year-old advertisement... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169841168004 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 03:26:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169841168004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169020788356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - For anyone who is a true Wes Anderson fan, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a welcome treat. Anderson again succeeds in creating memorable characters and injecting his unique brand of humor into the film. The Life... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169020788356 Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:06:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169020788356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168000851588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Killer bees. Whatever happened to them, they were coming to North America and we were in big trouble. Y2K. Did you buy a ton of non-perishables and bottled water? You don't have to admit it. Global warming. What is the risk here? Are we in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168000851588 Mon, 3 Jan 2005 05:13:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168000851588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163436924548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Ever since the success of the first installment in the Toy Story series, Pixar has been synonymous with high-quality, animated films. The Incredibles lives up to the standard set by its predecessors, but does not exceed them. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163436924548 Mon, 29 Nov 2004 23:57:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163436924548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161072451204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - True or false: Fat kids sued McDonald's for making them fat. Answer: True. This may be considered common knowledge by this point, but what may not be as well known is that this particular lawsuit planted a seed in the mind of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161072451204 Tue, 9 Nov 2004 01:53:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161072451204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160792415876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - I have a few quick opening remarks: (1) Steven Soderbergh, I'm sorry for being the 1 millionth person to parody the title of your movie Sex, Lies, and Videotape. (2) Why did I see Alfie on opening night? Because I was with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160792415876 Sat, 6 Nov 2004 16:30:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160792415876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160700599940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - Is it possible to make a good teen-set comedy that takes place in a Christian high school? Saved! answers that question with an unfaltering "yes." Saved! is a movie from first time writer/director Brian Dannelly. This film has an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160700599940 Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:24:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160700599940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160597577348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jswikler - I don't know, but I must press on. Gus Van Sant breaks all of the rules with his film Gerry. There is hardly any dialog, he lets shots extend for over five minutes at times and he doesn't cater to the moviegoer. For these very reasons, people... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160597577348 Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:20:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160597577348?linkin_id=8003929