Wednesday, April 15 2009
Transporter 3
There’s a certain purity of movement and lunacy at work here, where context ceases to matter, and the action becomes ecstatic and transcendent.
Wednesday, November 26 2008
Transporter 3
As Frank discovers what's at stake and unravels who wants what, he devises first to get the job done and then, because he actually falls for his wet noodle of a passenger, to save her.
Thursday, September 11 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008
Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008.
Wednesday, August 1 2007
The Comedy of Power
Chabrol is often labeled the French Hitchcock for his fascination with intrigue, the criminal mind, moral compromise, and guilt.
Thursday, September 29 2005
The Transporter: Special Delivery Edition (2002)
The opening minutes establish the series as sort of quicker, cheaper version of Bond.
Tuesday, September 13 2005
Transporter 2 (2005)
Frank soars gorgeously through the air, his foot stuck out in perfect slicing-edge fashion, kicking back all comers.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Romance (1999)
It might be expected that the new film by French feminist director Catherine (36 Fillette) Breillat, Romance, is generating more discussion about its shots of pricks and nipples than its narrative or themes or performances. This is a little ironic, because the movie really isn't about erotic arousal or exploitation. In fact, it is, as its title suggests, about romance. Or more precisely, it's about the expectations, disappointments, and power dynamics that shape and destroy romance.
