A Guy Thing
Paul (Jason Lee) runs into some trouble when he ends up in bed with his fianc‚’s cousin Becky (Julia Stiles) after his bachelor party. Hijinx ensue as he scrambles to cover up the truth. Half-hearted romantic comedy from the writer of Meet The Parents.
Cadenza rating: C+ Playing at the Esquire

Adaptation
Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze, the screenwriter/director team that brought us Being John Malkvovich, deliver this inventive comedy about the artistic struggles of the screenwriter (Nicholas Cage) trying to adapt a book about orchids to the big screen. This film is simply blooming with original ideas about the process of film-making and the screenwriter’s artistic license.
Cadenza rating: A Playing at the Tivoli

Biker Boys
The Fast and the Furious on bikes. If you really want more, a young racer named “Kid” (Derek Luke) wants to take on the legendary “Smoke” (Lawrence Fishburne) and win his coveted helmet. He forms rival gang “the Biker Boyz” to take on Smoke’s “Black Knights.”
(Not yet reviewed) Playing at the Esquire

Chicago
Big screen adaptation of the Bob Fosse Broadway production. Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) lands on murderess row, but a sleazy lawyer (Richard Gere) turns her sin into sensation, arousing the jealousy of established star Velma (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Top-notch production and musical numbers make this a Windy City winner.
Cadenza rating: A- Playing at the Hi-Pointe

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
This quirky film proposes that 70s Gong Show host Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) actually led a double life as a CIA operative. Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, and George Clooney (in his directorial debut) co-star in what promises to be an original movie by Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation.
(Not yet reviewed)
Playing at the Chase Park Plaza

Darkness Falls
This goofy, self-aware horror flick puts a new spin on an old idea – the tooth fairy – with devilishly scary results. Chaney Kley stars as the local looney who must convince everyone that the things that go bump in the night have a sinister design. Emma Caulfield is the girlfriend with a little brother who sees dead people (and whom no one believes).
Cadenza rating: B+
Playing at the Esquire

Gangs of New York
Martin Scorsese’s big-budget, 30-years-coming historical revenge drama with Leo DiCaprio as Amsterdam Vallon, a young man returning to the Five Points neighborhood of 1860s New York City to avenge the death of his father. Flashy, three-hour epic is heavy on pizazz and light on character development.
Cadenza rating: B Playing at the Esquire

Narc
Narcotics officer Tellis (Jason Patric) comes out of an 18 month suspension and joins Lt. Oak (Ray Liotta) in the investigation of another narc’s death. As a struggling addict and an unpredictable hothead, they make a volatile team that nonetheless continues to dig deeper into the clues of the case.
(Not yet reviewed) Playing at the Esquire
The Recruit
James Clayton (Colin Farrell) hopes to join the CIA under the tutelage of experienced spy man Walter Burke (Al Pacino). Beautiful fellow recruit Layla (Bridget Moynahan) is thrown into the mix to keep things complicated for the adept new trainee. Expect much intrigue and espionage from this new thriller.
(Not yet reviewed) Playing at the Esquire

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