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Body of Lies, Ridley Scott's latest, is the post-9/11 tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve Body of Lies, Ridley Scott's latest, is the post-9/11 tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve
A new kind of war movie for a new kind of war, Body of Lies is about the War on Terror as it is being waged on the ground, in the air, but most... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: October 09, 2008
Call + Response Call + Response
Starz FilmCenter in the Tivoli
Thankfully for the United States of America, slavery is one aspect of our past that we have struggled with and overcome. Or so most of us think.... More>>
By Amber Taufen
Published: October 09, 2008
A "lost" classic, 1961's The Exiles gets its long-overdue theatrical debut
The old people remember the past," a narrator says early in The Exiles over a prologue of Edward S. Curtis photographs — faces of aged... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: October 09, 2008
Two mediocre adaptations by two directors who should know better Two mediocre adaptations by two directors who should know better
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People/Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
There are copious ways to link How to Lose Friends & Alienate People and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Both are based on feather-light... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: October 02, 2008
Bill Maher's Religulous makes an adolescent case against religion Bill Maher's Religulous makes an adolescent case against religion
Redolent of Roman decadence and authority gone mad, the title Religulous rolls pleasingly off the tongue. But Bill Maher's one-man standup attack... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: October 02, 2008
Cthulhu does Lovecraft some justice Cthulhu does Lovecraft some justice
The history of film adaptations of the works of H.P. Lovecraft is almost universally atrocious, so understand that saying Cthulhu is among the... More>>
By Cory Casciato
Published: September 25, 2008
Lady Georgiana Spencer, cheated in life and in casting, in The Duchess Lady Georgiana Spencer, cheated in life and in casting, in The Duchess
The Duchess is the best women's movie of the summer. Don't get too excited: Sex and the City, Mamma Mia! and The Women set the bar so dismally... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: September 25, 2008
Clark Gregg's Choke adaptation needs the Heimlich
There's a whole lotta fucking going on in Choke, Clark Gregg's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's first-person novel about a sex addict named Victor... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: September 25, 2008
Ricky Gervais sees dead people in Ghost Town Ricky Gervais sees dead people in Ghost Town
It takes a good while for Ricky Gervais to warm up in Ghost Town; it takes even longer for the audience to warm to Ricky Gervais. During the... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: September 18, 2008
Starship Troopers Starship Troopers
The movie Starship Troopers is an utter failure as an adaptation of Robert Heinlein's revered classic science-fiction novel, which is enough to... More>>
By Cory Casciato
Published: September 18, 2008
Racial tension lives nextdoor in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace Racial tension lives nextdoor in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace
Earlier this year, when I found myself assigned to jury duty on a drug-related trial at the Los Angeles Superior Court, our jury foreman turned... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: September 18, 2008
Still Catching the Wave
From the standpoint of 2008, the French new wave that broke half a century ago is a towering monument to a particular moment — a solitary... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: September 18, 2008
The Coen Brothers make another mockery with Burn After Reading The Coen Brothers make another mockery with Burn After Reading
Masters of the carefully crafted cheap shot, Joel and Ethan Coen have built a career on flippancy. Given their refusal to take anything seriously... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: September 11, 2008
Once grand, The Women is now just another chick flick Once grand, The Women is now just another chick flick
What do you think this is?" cries a lady who lunches in Diane English's remake of George Cukor's The Women. "Some kind of '30s movie?" Even... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: September 11, 2008
Boy A: What happens when a child murderer grows up? Boy A: What happens when a child murderer grows up?
"So fuckin' delicate, people...they die so easily," says a supporting character to the titular Boy A, whose barely audible two-word reply —... More>>
By Ernest Hardy
Published: September 04, 2008
Rumplestiltskin (Das Zaubermännchen) Rumplestiltskin (Das Zaubermännchen)
The Boulder Public Library
We might think that with our modern sensibilities, horror movies and special effects, we've seen everything creepy and weird there is to see on... More>>
By Amber Taufen
Published: September 04, 2008
Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle can't save the ho-hum Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle can't save the ho-hum "thriller" Traitor
Despite his reputation as that rarest of creatures — a Hollywood intellectual — new evidence suggests that Steve Martin... More>>
By Chuck Wilson
Published: August 28, 2008
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen, at Starz FilmCenter
Until the untimely death of singer/guitarist D. Boon at the end of 1985, the Minutemen were one of the most exciting and creative bands of their... More>>
By Cory Casciato
Published: August 28, 2008
Despite Rainn Wilson, The Rocker is more childish pop than hard-core funny Despite Rainn Wilson, The Rocker is more childish pop than hard-core funny
The Rocker bears the decidedly unmistakable odor of something made in 1983 and left on the shelf a good 25 years. Which isn't to suggest that... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: August 21, 2008
Frozen River lays it on thick, but Melissa Leo nails her single-mom role Frozen River lays it on thick, but Melissa Leo nails her single-mom role
When I heard that Quentin Tarantino handed the Grand Jury Prize for best feature to Courtney Hunt's Frozen River at this year's Sundance Film... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: August 21, 2008
Hamlet 2 is simply tragic Hamlet 2 is simply tragic
In its final ten minutes, Hamlet 2 is little more than chaos, noise and nonsense, and those are ten perfectly enjoyable minutes. It's hard to... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: August 21, 2008
The Young Man's Dream
Woody Allen is back from his European vacation. Next, he directs Larry David in NYC and Puccini for L.A. Opera.
The last time I interviewed Woody Allen, at his editing suite on Manhattan's Upper East Side, he was preparing the release of Match Point (2005),... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: August 14, 2008
Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces (and more!) in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces (and more!) in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Perhaps this review should begin with a disclaimer: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen's 39th film as writer-director, will do little to... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: August 14, 2008
Send it back: Bottle Shock's corked Send it back: Bottle Shock's corked
Bottle Shock, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, is a great concept populated by great actors that works hard to make its... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: August 14, 2008
Rogen and Franco, on the run and madly in love in Pineapple Express Rogen and Franco, on the run and madly in love in Pineapple Express
On the surface, Pineapple Express offers precisely what it advertises: a roll-'em-up, smoke-'em-up, blow-'em-up bromantic comedy from the freaks... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: August 07, 2008
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