Thursday, Nov. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 23

Films opening

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat Alright, give the guy
a chance. He does have an extensive collection of nametags and
hairnets. And yes, he still lives with his parents, which he admits
is quite bogus. But he has his own cable access show — and he
still knows how to party. Party on, Cat. At Showcase: 12:15, 12:45,
1:15, 1:45, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:15, 4:45, 5:15, 5:45, 6:30, 7:00,
7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:10, 9:40, 10:30, 11:15, 11:45.

Films holding

Brother Bear I’m going up to the spirit in the sky
… that’s where I’m gonna go when I die …
when I die and they lay me to rest I’m gonna become an
obnoxious little bear and run around with a couple of foolish moose
in rainbow land. At Showcase: 12:25, 2:25, 4:25, 6:35, 8:45.

Elf Being a human elf really would not be a bad deal:
Kicking it up north and playing with toys all day; working and
playing with people half your size; wearing a fuzzy suit and hat
and some cool pointed shoes. I better stop here before I encourage
dropping out of school. At Showcase: 12:20, 12:50, 2:40, 3:10,
4:55, 5:25, 7:05, 7:35, 9:20, 9:50, 11:35, 12:05.

Gothika Call me a chauvinist and simple-minded, but Halle
Berry won her Oscar for taking a very liberal approach to her
clothing policy. Psychological thrillers like this obviously
aren’t her cup of tea. Stick to what works, sweetheart. At
Showcase: 12:30, 1:00, 2:45, 3:15, 5:00, 5:30, 7:25, 7:55, 9:45,
10:15, Midnight, 12:30 (Fri and Sat). At Madstone: 1:05, 3:10,
5:15, 7:20, 9:35.

The Human Stain They say a scandalous affair with a buxom
beau and a friendship with a prodding writer are the two best
remedies for a racist professor’s woes. Go figure. At
Madstone: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40.

Kill Bill: Volume 1 The second volume better give David
Carradine some on-screen time; he was the first and coolest
martial-arts-movie badass! All I can say is that Tarantino better
be grateful to the “Kung Fu” star. If he’s not,
then that cocky jerk deserves a solid … oh, yeah, violent
threats can’t be printed. Oops. At Showcase: 11:40.

Looney Tunes: Back in Action Great. Our sincerest thanks
to everyone on the Looney Tunes Production Team. Brendan Fraser has
been brought back in a lead role, and his presence, coupled with
that of Keanu Reeves, has saturated the film market with goons. At
Showcase: 12:55, 1:25, 3:05, 3:35, 5:10, 5:40, 7:20, 9:45.

Love Actually I pity anyone who enjoys a film starring
Hugh Grant. Get over his damned boyish smile and sappy British
accent. Grow up, people. At Showcase: 1:05, 1:35, 4:00, 4:30, 6:45,
7:15, 9:35, 12:20 (Fri and Sat) At Madstone: 1:10, 3:55, 7:10,
9:45

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Captain,
come up to the deck; I think we’ve spotted something. It
looks like a pretentious, haughty, Australian with his head up his
ass who thinks himself to be the finest thing since sliced bread.
Oh, of course, it’s Russell Crowe. At Showcase: 12:40, 1:10,
3:40, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00, 12:25 At Madstone: 1:15, 4:10,
7:00, 9:45.

The Matrix Revolutions Keanu should have continued the
“Bill and Ted” series. Think how much more enjoyment
that would have brought to kids and stoners in need of something
funny to watch. Reeves definitely underestimates his ability to
play an ignoramus — but that’s probably because
he’s busy leading a folk rock band. At Showcase: 1:40, 4:20,
7:00, 9:40, 10:10, 12:10 (Fri and Sat), 12:40 (Fri and Sat). At
Madstone: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45.

Mystic River C’mon, people, join the sing-a-long:
“Down by the river, I stabbed my best” ... ohhh, so you
all haven’t seen the movie yet? That’s too bad. Maybe
we can continue our song some other time in the future. At
Showcase: 9:55, 12:35. At Madstone: 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45.

Radio You have to wonder whether Cuba Gooding Jr. is
swimming in debt. He’s done nothing but crappy movies lately,
and it seems reasonable to think he’s trying to make some
quick bucks. Maybe he’s developed a fancy for nose candy.
Oops, did I say that aloud. Yeah, I did. At Showcase: 12:05, 2:20,
4:35, 6:50, 9:05, 11:20. At Madstone: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30,
9:45.

Runaway Jury John Cusack likes to toy with us
occassionally by doing movies that aren’t worth his or our
time. For every “High Fidelity” there just has to be a
“Con-Air,” doesn’t there, Johnny. At Showcase:
11:00. At Madstone: 1:00, 3:35, 7:30, 9:35.