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Best Of
By placing the events of Blood Simple into a slapstick period piece, Yimou not only reveals the universality of the story with its Shakespearian undertones but also shows the benefits of the remake.
[Danny Djeljosevic]
Maybe it's the current horseshit going down in Arizona right now or America's continual xenophobia to immigrants, but Machete hits all the right notes while decapitating and disemboweling the bad guys.
[David Harris]
In a way, this movie is entirely about the problem of finding a spot, of the impossible situations that a vast number of people have found themselves in due to a lack of opportunities and resources.
[Andrei Alupului]
The notoriously shy artist's star has never been as visible as it was in 1995 when Zwigoff's documentary took home the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
[David Harris]
Swirling anxieties, miscommunications and discomfort create cycling environments of futility, and this film captures the nonverbal way that they perpetuate themselves.
[Andrei Alupului]
What ultimately makes A Film Unfinished so good is not its moral insistence, completely valid but well-worn territory, but the clash between fact and fiction that it presents.
[Jesse Cataldo]
Film
Thursday, Sep 9, 2010
Polanski's first feature landed him an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Film, superstar status among Polish filmmakers and even a Time Magazine cover.
[Nathan Kamal]
Thursday, Sep 9, 2010
So where does Joaquin Phoenix go now? Like the dark side of Borat, he and Affleck push both the concepts of celebrity and performance artist to painful limits in I'm Still Here.
[David Harris]
Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010
The Shadow managed to (barely) squeeze past its budget and remains a nominal financial success. Its reputation has not and that's the great pity.
[Nathan Kamal]
Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010
As the film rumbles to its prognosticated finale, Mesrine has shot and screwed his way across two continents, broken out of four prisons and stolen untold amounts of money.
[David Harris]
Tuesday, Sep 7, 2010
"Now get the hell down in the cellar. You can be the boss down there, but I'm boss up here!"
[Nathan Kamal]
Tuesday, Sep 7, 2010
By placing the events of Blood Simple into a slapstick period piece, Yimou not only reveals the universality of the story with its Shakespearian undertones but also shows the benefits of the remake.
[Danny Djeljosevic]
Monday, Sep 6, 2010
They took what is arguably the most traumatic event in recent American history and made a movie about it featuring lots of singin' and a-dancin'. But hey, Rent is a musical about AIDS, right? So why not 9/11?
[Shannon Gramas]
Monday, Sep 6, 2010
Stranded In Canton puts Eggleston's pictures on the move. By moving, they sear their way through the forefront of the mind and into the subconscious.
[Shannon Gramas]
Thursday, Sep 2, 2010
Maybe it's the current horseshit going down in Arizona right now or America's continual xenophobia to immigrants, but Machete hits all the right notes while decapitating and disemboweling the bad guys.
[David Harris]
Thursday, Sep 2, 2010
Roman Polanski learned filmmaking at Lodz, Poland's National Film School. His early work, a collection of short films, many made at the National Film School, depict a filmmaker growing in ambition as he learns his craft.
[Danny Djeljosevic]
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