Thursday, January 15 2009
Outside the Lines - The Top 20 International/Indie Films of 2008
With many indie/international films receiving more and more mainstream approval from unfamiliar audiences, many of the titles here could be considered part of the overall 2008 Best Of. But their individuality and multicultural appeal keep them a quality concept apart.
Thursday, May 15 2008
Juliette Binoche had to provide her own dialogue in ‘Flight of the Red Balloon’
Wednesday, May 7 2008
The Flight of the Red Balloon (Le Voyage du ballon rouge)
In Hou Hsiao-hsien's first French film, interactions are mirrored and refracted, images of images, reflections of longing.
Thursday, January 10 2008
All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007
Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007.
Friday, October 26 2007
Dan in Real Life
Dan's behavior is increasingly creepy -- possessive, obsessive, and utterly self-centered.
Thursday, June 21 2007
Part 4: Challenging Convention
As cinema went completely commercial, abandoning art for artifice, true aesthetic acumen was hard to come by. Luckily, for the movies included herein, it was their difference, as well as their diversity, that helped them stand out from the rest of the high concept hackwork.
Thursday, February 8 2007
Hail Mary (1985)
A totally confounding and disappointing film, coupled with another that finds depth in its relative economy.
Monday, January 29 2007
Breaking and Entering (2006)
While Breaking and Entering leans heavily on its metaphors (see especially, the titular allusions), it doesn't make any of its roiling notions compelling.
Wednesday, June 28 2006
Caché (Hidden) (2005)
Michael Haneke's movies are never easy. Instead, they set out complex, multi-layered problems, encountered by ordinary-seeming characters, sometimes worked out but more usually left unresolved.
Wednesday, April 5 2006
Bee Season (2005)
Suffused with loss and longing, Bee Season is often graceful and moving.
