Thursday, January 17 2008
Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007
PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well.
Wednesday, November 14 2007
Southland Tales
The very incoherence of Southland Tales is something like an argument, its many pieces and pronouncements a deconstructive challenge to world order.
Thursday, November 17 2005
Three… Extremes (2004)
Not only does each of the three horror vignettes contain more surprises than most full-length features, but unlike most filmic anthologies, it has no weak links.
Friday, July 29 2005
The Beautiful Country (2004)
Here, as elsewhere, the film shows Binh's experience in lyrical, subtle, often extraordinary imagery.
Wednesday, January 26 2005
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Kevin Conran seems pleased to admit that he has never stepped foot inside Radio City Music Hall.
Friday, September 17 2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
If the glorious surprise offered up by The Wizard of Oz was its depiction of a world beyond any material reality, the agreeable gimmick of Sky Captain is its imitation of what's come before.
Thursday, January 15 2004
My Baby’s Daddy (2004)
The high concept of My Baby's Daddy has three men and three babies trading reaction shots.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Anna and the King (1999)
The story of Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam has gone through multiple mutations in 150-plus years. First, there were the diaries of Indian-born British citizen Leonowens (known to be creative, to say the least, about many aspects of her life and story, even her name), recounting her experiences as teacher to the royal children of the King of Siam in the mid-19th century.
