Thursday, December 4 2008
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
The links among truth, story, and memory come up repeatedly in Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.
Tuesday, January 8 2008
Zodiac-The Director’s Cut
Even though Zodiac attempts to achieve a sort of documentary-like reality, there is an underlying surrealism, a poetic and nightmarish vibe that hangs over the whole film.
Thursday, January 11 2007
Time Encapsulating: The Best DVDs of 2006
From solid single issues to amazingly complete film and television compilations, the works highlighted here argue for DVD's continued importance.
Thursday, June 19 2003
Capturing the Friedmans (2002)
The film bravely turns in on itself resolving nothing, and capturing less.
Thursday, May 1 2003
The Real Cancún (2003) - PopMatters Film Review )
There are a few laughs at the expense of some of the more enthusiastically foolish men, but for the most part, the film is weirdly free of irony.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Trembling Before G-d (2001) - PopMatters Film Review )
Handles uncomfortable material with bravery and tender force; it is utterly human and unrelenting in its challenges to assumptions.
