Friday, June 12 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
Nothing if not self-aware, this update of Joseph Sargent's 1974 thriller begins by rearranging the class dynamics.
Tuesday, April 28 2009
Summer of Same: June 2009
This month's "original" fare offers a take on a Sid and Marty Krofft classic, more battling seizure robots, and the retaking of '70s subway thriller. Everything old is new again.
Thursday, November 6 2008
Director brings some of his own industry experiences to ‘What Just Happened?’
Monday, October 20 2008
What Just Happened
Less an expose than a recap of what even casual observers of the industry know or intuit, What Just Happened relies on clichés even as it deplores them.
Friday, October 17 2008
Why, Spike, Why?
For all of Spike Lee's status as the eternal Young Turk, he's also a moviemaker who came of age just a few years after the brat pack of Spielberg, Scorsese, de Palma, et al.
Tuesday, October 14 2008
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Plenty of New York racial tension, old-lady sex, animal abuse, and hackey-sack.
Friday, September 26 2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee's answer to the many WWII movies that have left out the experiences of black soldiers, Miracle at St. Anna is ambitious and ardent.
