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Articles tagged "jacinda barrett" Film DVD ReviewThe Namesakeby Josh Timmermann[28.Nov.07] :. Whatever else you get out of this movie -- a give-take equation that depends largely on your willingness to follow Nair’s lead -- it’s worth watching for Tabu’s superlative turn alone, which would earn her an Oscar if there were any justice in the First World.  Film FeatureUnbridled with Life: Interview with Mira Nairby Cynthia Fuchs[22.Mar.07] :. With The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's popular novel, Mira Nair has found an ideal subject -- a family full of complex characters who spend their lives traversing traditions and expectations.  Film DVD ReviewThe Last Kiss (2006)by Nikki Tranter[19.Mar.07] :. This is not a revised look at new-young-adult ideals: it's an age-old crock. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewThe Namesake (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Mar.07] :. Attentive to surfaces as well as nuances, Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, The Namesake, is about legacies and responsibilities, ambitions and dislocations.  Film ReviewSchool for Scoundrels (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Sep.06] :. Amanda is demoted from object of desire to prop, so wan and undirected that she'll fall for whoever happens to be winning the boys' contest at any given moment.  Film ReviewThe Last Kiss (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Sep.06] :. At last, a movie about men who can't commit and women who must. Ladder 49 (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Mar.05] :. As he watches his firefighters guys bond and scuffle, director Jay Russell explains that he began the project with some qualms because of 'all the emotion involved with 9/11.'" Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Nov.04] :. This time the bloom is quite off. Ladder 49 (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Oct.04] :. Sentimental and surprisingly uncomplicated, Ladder 49 seems a disservice to the very folks it wants to extol. The Human Stain (2003)by Philip Booth[10.Nov.03] :. All of these circumstances amplify the irony of Silk's tragic downfall, stemming from his own Achilles' heel. Citizen Bainesby Lesley Smith'Citizen Baines' symbolizes the lack of imagination driving so much of prime-time. |
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