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FILM REVIEW: 'CONVICTION'
Is It Boring To Talk About Hilary Swank Nailing A Quintessentially Awards-Baiting Role?
"Conviction is a type of film rarely made about women – movies about obsession. Usually female film obsessions are about age, looks, and men..."
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: 'THE SOCIAL NETWORK'
The Movie of this Generation Or Just a Very, Very Good Origin Film?
I remember when Baby Boomers chose 'Reality Bites' as the movie of my generation. So I always hesitate to declare one for the next generation...
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: 'THE LAST PICTURE SHOW'
Bogdanovich's Haunting Masterpiece Captures The Soul Of A Small Texas Town
The camera slowly closes in on the actors’ faces as if closing in on their souls. Breaths freeze. Time holds.
FILM REVIEW: 'THE AMERICAN'
Corbijn And Clooney Craft A Quiet, Gritty Tale Of Espionage and Paranoia
For one picture, George Clooney scrubs down the charm and hides it in a shell.
FILM COLUMN: 'THE GODFATHER'
A New Take on the Timeless Classic
Fredo is gay. And Moe Greene is his lover. This is the rarest, deepest and most vital secret of the 'Godfather' saga.
FILM EVENT: PLAZA CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL
Three Unique Films Touch Human Truths At El Paso's Classic Festival
PLAZA CLASSIC Three Unique Films Touch Human Truths At El Paso...
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: 'PRINCESS KAIULANI'
A Story of Love, Colonialization, & History Filmed in a Heavenly Location
It layers its characters in attractive, sun-dappled photography, often in twilight, presenting figures as shadows...
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 COLUMN: 'STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK'
The 30th Anniversary of The Greatest Sequel of All Time
It has become popular to criticize George Lucas. Maybe we ought to thank him for a childhood of memories...
FILM REVIEW: MOTHER AND CHILD
Never Bet Against The Maternal Instinct or Amazing Acting
They are talented and respected actresses. They are famous. They draw much praise. So is it still possible for them to be overlooked?
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…