PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Before you check out Zack and Miri Make a Porno next week, you may want to take a refresher on Seth Rogen’s most recent roles. Thankfully, the Hoff is here to help, with multiple showings of the Rogen- and Evan Goldberg-penned Pineapple Express this week. Rogen and James Franco team up in this summer’s best stoner action comedy, a wild, smoke-filled ride. For some of you, the screenings can serve as a memory jogger because, let’s be honest, if you saw the movie as Rogen might have intended (i.e., high) you probably don’t remember much.
SHOWTIMES: Today, 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, Noon, 2 p.m.
GOOD WILL HUNTING
Remember when Ben Affleck was cool? Many would argue Affleck’s best performances were in either Kevin Smith movies or Good Will Hunting. Affleck penned the script and co-starred in the 1998 film with Matt Damon, earning the pair an Oscar and a ticket to stardom. Damon plays an MIT janitor who’s really a math whiz, and it takes Robin Williams’ character (a psychologist) to bring out his genius. Here’s a chance to see if it stands the test of time.
SHOWTIME: Thursday, 8 p.m. (free)
THE SIXTH SENSE
M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense was a sensation when it came out, with praise for Bruce Willis’ performance, the rise of Haley Joel Osment and Shyamalan’s twist ending. Then, he did it again and again …. and again. Shyamalan’s recent output (The Happening, Lady in the Water) has only helped to further tarnish what was once a great film. But once the cat was out of the bag, The Sixth Sense became just another psychological thriller with a surprising twist.
SHOWTIME: Sunday, 7 p.m. (free)
