15 RESULTS FOUND
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FILM REVIEW: 'LET ME IN'
An American Remake Of A Swedish Film Brings New, Bloodier Horrors
...the film is high on creepiness that’s generated fairly, through character and place and the fears of growing up.
FILM REVIEW: 'WAITING FOR SUPERMAN'
A Documentary that Dares to Examine How We Fail Our Kids
I don’t like to pull out the phrases “important movie” and “this is the one movie you should see.” But if I had to describe a movie as important, and had to say there is
FILM REVIEW: 'NEVER LET ME GO'
Dystopian Themes in a Movie Wrapped in Familiar Ideas That Still Beguiles the Viewer
Never Let Me Go is like Blade Runner: Anchored around the lives of characters who are designed to use and dispose. Sacrificial beings for the betterment of others.
FILM REVIEW: 'INCEPTION'
A Mutli-Layered Film that Feels Like Masters Have Had a Hand in Its Making
Christopher Nolan’s dashing mind-bender, 'Inception,' is doomed to wide and inaccurate comparisons to Stanley Kubrick.
FILM REVIEW: 'WINTER'S BONE'
Realism & Smart Handling Of 'Meth America' Make This Compulsive Drama Shine
Every conversation hides a lurking danger, but you have a hard time getting a handle on the smoky nature of the peril.
FILM REVIEW: 'GET HIM TO THE GREEK'
A Hilarious, Personable Take On The Clichés of Rock-Stardom & Excess
Get Him to the Greek has fun with clichéd rock and roll horror stories. It also lets men believe what they want to believe about rock stars.
FILM REVIEW: 'PLEASE GIVE'
Holofcener’s Manhattan Tale Finds Big Meanings In Small Issues
The film’s vibe just IS, ambling along at its own little pace and its own little scale.
FILM REVIEW: 'ROBIN HOOD'
Scott's Historical Vision Puts The Legend In A New Context
If you love movies, there’s simply no way to watch the creation of such a brilliant fictional space and walk out of the theater unsatisfied.
FILM REVIEW: 'AFTER.LIFE'
A Spirited Performance from Neeson, in a Strange, Almost Spiritless World
Neeson has the soft eyes and hard hands of Robert Mitchum placed in the cold mouth of Gary Cooper.
FILM REVIEW: 'SHUTTER ISLAND'
Suspense & Intrigue In Good Enough Measure to Bring Substance to the Popcorn
It captures your attention, holds it, and has a little something to say.
FILM REVIEW: 'YOUTH IN REVOLT'
A Revolution in Teen Flicks; A Broad Comedy that's as Clever as It Is Goofy
And so, once again, we join Michael Cera in progress as he tries to lose his virginity…
FILM REVIEW: 'THE ROAD'
A Dark Modern Classic Explores the Essence of What it is to be Human
This strange confluence of love and desperation will sear itself into your mind and stay there...
FILM REVIEW: 'THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON'
Vampire Saga Moves Up Higher into a Slightly Different Phase with 'New Moon'
New Moon is nothing but enjoyable, and on first look, it is a far better film for film-lovers than the first episode in this Saga...
FILM REVIEW: 'BRIGHT STAR'
Submerged In Time & Place, Campion Draws Us Into Her Constellation
With the immaculate Bright Star, Campion allows us, for once, to swim to the middle of the lake and not worry about the shore...
FILM REVIEW: 'GOOD HAIR'
Chris Rock Puts on Michael Moore's Inquisitive Cap & Asks Women About Their Hair
Rock does an excellent job of bridging both sides and making this documentary something worth seeing.