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Articles tagged "brad pitt" DVD Film ReviewBabel: Borders Withinby Rebecca Chang[1.Oct.07] :. As a director, Inarritu is kinetic, adventurous and deeply motivated by spontaneity of feeling. The new edition of Babel is worth getting ahold of for the extra feature documentary alone. DVD Film ReviewBabel: Lest We Be Unitedby Stuart Henderson[1.Oct.07] :. The great, overarching question one asks during a film such as this is: where is the light? At 143 minutes, this much sadness and tragedy becomes somewhat numbing. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Sep.07] :. By turns brutal and lyrical, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford considers Wild Western mythology and masculinity, violence and madness.  Film ReviewOceans Thirteen (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jun.07] :. Every time George Clooney or Bernie Mac admits to the lameness of Number Two, the third film in the franchise can't help but promise improvement. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewBabel (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Oct.06] :. Associated by instances of violence, the stories in Babel all concern children caught up in circumstances beyond their easy comprehension, while adults struggle to maintain some semblance of illusory order.  DVD Film ReviewMr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Nov.05] :. John's casually precise athleticism and stuttering are oddly enchanting. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Jun.05] :. More evocative of Fred Astaire than James Bond, John's killer athleticism reflects a general quickness of mind. Cool World (1992)by Jesse Hassenger[17.Nov.03] :. The doodles are all bulbous heads, puckered lips and low-slung Cro-Magnon shoulders. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)by Jesse Hassenger[10.Jul.03] :. During the story's awkward romantic interludes, children and their parents can squirm in boredom together, as a family. Snatch (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Sep.02] :. Snatch is all about attitude and style. And guys, lots of guys. Spy Game (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Apr.02] :. The film's assumptions about the Agency, are, in a word, Before September 11, before top secret government agencies (CIA, FBI, etc.) were revealed as not doing what they've been pretending to be doing all this time. Fight Club (1999)by Jonathan Beller and Rhonda BaughmanDoes capitalism have you by the balls? If you're feeling a little limp lately, a little flaccid, emasculated, or impotent, then David Fincher's Fight Club may just have your number. This film kicks butt, and in doing so it also manages to suggest that your need for it and for other butt-kicking films is a late capitalist symptom of contemporary psychosis. The Mexican (2001)by Cynthia FuchsOn its good-looking surface (being well-composed and carefully lit), 'The Mexican' is a love story. The Mexican (2001)by Cynthia FuchsOn its good-looking surface (being well-composed and carefully lit), 'The Mexican' is a love story. The Mexican (2001)by Todd R. Ramlow'The Mexican' follows the turbulent near-end of the relationship between hapless Mafia gopher Jerry Welbach (Brad) and his obsessive, psycho-babbling girlfriend Samantha Barzel (Julia), who reduces everything in her life to 'blame-shifting' and others' inability to express their emotions. Mr. & Mrs Smith: Unrated Collector’s Edition (2004)by Whitney StrubMr. & Mrs. Smith strips away the niceties of the classical narrative form to revel in pure spectacle, and to surprisingly pleasurable effect. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe background surf, unbuttoned shirt, and look away from the camera -- all this demonstrates just how movie-starness is done. The plot, like I say, is beside the point. Snatch (2001)by Cynthia FuchsSnatch is all about attitude and style. And guys, lots of guys. Aggressive and jumpy, packed with brutish hooligans and feckless crooks, it’s a guys’ throw-down movie and then... Spy Game (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe film's assumptions about the Agency, are, in a word, Before September 11, before top secret government agencies (CIA, FBI, etc.) were revealed as not doing what they've been pretending to be doing all thi |
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