Dogma Details

Writer/director Kevin Smith — who made the wonderful Clerks and Chasing Amy and the slightly less wonderful Mallrats — here tackles the subject of religion with a wickedly humorous touch that unsurprisingly offended some Catholic groups when the film was released in the US. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck star as two fallen angels who discover there is a loophole that will allow them back into heaven, obliterating the Earth in the process. Non-believer Linda Fiorentino is called upon to stop them, with the help of two guardians (recurring characters Jay and Silent Bob, played by Jason Mewes and Smith himself). While the film does not work on every level, Smith has once again delivered a unique script and there are some terrifically funny performances from a cast that includes Salma Hayek and Alanis Morissette. One of the most original films of recent years, Dogma is not to be missed.

A bizarre comedy that is on the side of the angels (the heavenly host, that is). In part an attack on the dumbing down of religious faith, it is also a hodge-podge of cinematic genres and styles, taking in road and chase movies, surreal and comic encount