Monday, March 16 2009
French Connection 1 & 2
Watching the original with its sequel draws attention to the subtle but inarguably greater care Friedkin brought to the earlier film.
Friday, February 6 2009
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
So important did the US government consider some filmmakers’ work that after liberation, film crews went into concentration camps even before medical teams.
Thursday, May 1 2008
Bonnie and Clyde
This film carries a bedrock rebelliousness and shocking ugliness that firmly resonates today.
Wednesday, January 10 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, November 16 2006
Reds (1981)
Warren Beatty's personal best film stands among the most spectacular films of the '80s and has retained its dignity with age.
Thursday, February 17 2005
Get Shorty (Special Edition) (1995)
Sonnenfeld keeps all of this under two hours by cutting the movie at a dazzling clip. The film moves like Travolta, quickly and with style.
Thursday, October 16 2003
Runaway Jury (2003)
Besieged by John Grishamish plot twisties, the actors in Runaway Jury do their best to fashion an emotional coherence.
Thursday, November 8 2001
Heist (2001)
[David Mamet's] language, severe and spare, actually sounds quite human comin
Sunday, January 1 1995
Under Suspicion (2000)
There's not much in this film that's subtle, but it does actually have something thoughtful to say about the ways that we perceive and assume truth, or the ways we might be convinced of some untruth because of our own anxieties. What you see can be -- and usually is -- deceiving.
