Thursday, April 3 2008
Atonement
There are so many perspectives to be considered in this film, that it might be said director Joe Wright had one too many cooks in the English country estate’s proverbial kitchen.
Friday, December 7 2007
Atonement
The lingering deaths of soldiers and the lost causes they embody serve as tragic backdrops to the less compelling plot points embodied by Briony and her characters.
Tuesday, July 10 2007
Introducing the Dwights (2007)
Introducing the Dwights is a "quirky family" movie premised on that most depressing of clichés, the chaotic mom.
Thursday, May 11 2006
On a Clear Day (2006)
Frank's quest shapes a kind of secret fraternity for the men around him. They revel in his determination to do what seems impossible to them.
Friday, November 11 2005
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Everyone knows that Keira Knightley is lovely, vibrant, and gloriously young, that she can play feisty and dreamy with equally apparent ease.
Wednesday, December 22 2004
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Kevin Spacey looks alternately fatigued and awkward as Bobby Darin.
Thursday, July 18 2002
Lovely & Amazing (2002)
Even as the girls in Holofcener's world have their own problems, they provide acutely recognizable reflections.
