Epinions Recent Reviews for tanya_marsh

Can be helpful for high-needs babies and their parents

Tue, 22 May 2001 12:24:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Our first clue that Liam was not going to simply sleep quietly came on the second night of his life. Regardless of how tired the little fella was, he absolutely, categorically refused to lay down in his hospital bassinette. The only way that he would...

Not Crowe's Best Work

Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:52:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh -

Proof of Life (2000)

Starring: Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan, David Morse, David Caruso, Pamela Reed

Written by: Tony Gilroy

Directed by: Taylor Hackford

Based on a Vanity Fair article by William Prochnau ("Adventures in...

No regrets!

Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:40:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Among recent graduate of Harvard Law School (HLS) I am something of a rarity because I am not afraid to openly say that I loved my three years at HLS, that they were worth every dime of the $120k I borrowed to go there, and that given the choice, I would...

There Can Be Only One

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 12:56:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - In 1536, on the Highlands of Scotland, Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) was killed in battle. A few minutes later he awoke to find himself in a field drenched in blood, surrounded by the broken bodies of his clansmen and enemies...

"I’ll Never Eat Chicken Pie Again."

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 01:48:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - My witty eighty-six year old grandmother is the best movie reviewer I know. In a few sentences, she can cut to the heart of a movie and either validate it or rip it to shreds.

For example, as we left the theatre after "Bridges of...

Previews Don’t Completely Ruin Hitchcockian Thriller

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 01:09:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I decided to go to the press screening of the new Robert Zemeckis picture "What Lies Beneath" with some trepidation. After all, this is a movie which promises to be a thriller and yet the trailer appears to give away the central plot twist...

X-Men Exceeds Expectations

Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:22:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I am not usually a fan of cinematic adaptations of comic books, probably because I’ve never really been a fan of the comic books themselves. But I do like good, stylish action movies, regardless of the source material. "X-Men", co-written and...

Nothing Redeeming in Farrelly Bros. Humor

Sat, 8 Jul 2000 12:56:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Okay, I just don’t get it. I found "Dumb & Dumber" to be only mildly amusing, saw nothing redeeming about "Kingpin", and simply didn’t like "Something About Mary". I sat through each of those films (wasting about six...

Good choice for a rainy afternoon

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 12:51:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I’ve noticed lately that movie previews bear little resemblance to the actual films they are trying to sell. The previews for The Perfect Storm are a perfect case in point. They set us up for a two hour struggle with nature instead of what turns...

A giddy romantic fantasy

Wed, 17 May 2000 12:58:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - When I first heard that Kenneth Branagh had signed a deal with Miramax for three films based on plays by William Shakespeare, I imagined that the director of the critically acclaimed versions of Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and a...

Gladiator Restores Faith in the Magic of Movies

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:57:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I have a new favorite movie -- Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring the incredible Russell Crowe, Gladiator is a rare example of a movie that combines a thrilling and emotional story, an excellent script, an outstanding cast,...

A Charming Little Movie About Love and Loyalty

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 01:43:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Joline (Heather Graham) is a very loyal woman. I empathize. I have often been accused of not letting know when to let go of a situation that has spiraled out of control or give up on a person who has rewarded friendship or love with betrayal. But I...

The most influential book in my life

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 00:58:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I remember when Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon was first released. I was thirteen years old and my mother was a member of some book-of-the-month club that featured it as a monthly selection. Perhaps she forgot to send in some card and we...

There's Something Rotten in Almereyda's Hamlet

Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:33:00 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - "What a piece of work is man," the depressed Prince of Denmark muses.

My thought exactly as I departed the theatre following a screening of Michael Almereyda’s new adaptation of Hamlet, set in New York City in the year 2000. Just...

Macy, Hall & Webber are magnificent in Mamet's Buffalo

Thu, 20 Apr 2000 00:24:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - When I first learned that William H. Macy and Philip Baker Hall were going to star in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo, I immediately called to purchase tickets. I bought the tickets about three weeks before the performance and, for $50 each,...

A good show for Broadway beginners

Thu, 20 Apr 2000 00:08:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Jekyll and Hyde isn't the kind of show I would normally go see -- I much prefer dramas, although I have a weakness for Les Mis and Rent (Yes, I sense the contradiction, but I can't help it). But my in-laws made a rare trip to the East Coast, so my...

David Duchovny Emotes!

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 18:36:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Generally, I am not a big fan of romantic comedies. I like movies that have something important to say, movies that enlighten and enrich, or movies that are undeniably cool. With that in mind, I really enjoyed Return to Me. Starring David Duchovny...

BRILLIANT social satire

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 02:11:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - If nineteenth-century satirist Jonathan Swift ("Gulliver’s Travels", "A Modest Proposal") had written a novel about New York yuppies in the late 1980s, it might have looked something like American Psycho. I refer not to the...

Three of the Best Series on TV

Thu, 6 Apr 2000 01:11:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Last summer, while staying with friends, I got hooked on two HBO shows: Sex and the City and Oz. So when I returned home, I grudgingly signed up for the pay channel so that I wouldn’t miss these two excellent shows. Meanwhile, although HBO’s flagship...

Instant Classic for Gen X Ex-Slackers

Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:53:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Five minutes into High Fidelity, I decided that I would buy it when it was released on DVD. High Fidelity isn’t a spectacular movie (like, oh, I don’t know, American Beauty!) but it does fit into a small cadre of films (Reality Bites, Clerks, Say...

A great show in jeopardy

Mon, 27 Mar 2000 12:25:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Networks are currently deciding which new shows to renew for next year and which to ditch. NBC has renewed Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit and The

West Wing. Tragically, the charming Freaks and Geeks will most likely get the ax. FOX appears...

The Ninth Gate is a Horror

Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:24:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I can sum up the experience of watching Johnny Depp's new movie, The Ninth Gate, with one word: Hell. Based on the novel "El Club Dumas" by Spanish author Arturo Pérez Reverte and directed by exiled pedophile Roman Polanski, The Ninth Gate...

Maguire is a Wonder

Tue, 14 Mar 2000 22:37:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - Director Curtis Hanson's follow-up to the brilliant L.A. Confidential is an adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel Wonder Boys, a surprisingly funny and heartwarming movie. Michael Douglas stars as Grady Tripp, an English professor at a Pittsburgh college,...

Great for Vegetarians and Carnivores

Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:35:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I have visited Christophers innumerable times over the past three years and have never been disappointed. As a vegetarian, it is a delight to find a restaurant that has so many wonderful selections to choose from (rather than the inevitable pasta dish...

Man on the Moon Doesn't Live up to Expectations

Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:55:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tanya_marsh - I eagerly anticipated the release of Milos Forman’s Man on the Moon for the better part of a year. I always enjoyed Andy Kaufman’s bits on Saturday Night Live and the trailers featuring Jim Carrey as Andy demonstrated an uncanny resemblance. Perhaps my...