Thursday, December 21 2006
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Poetic and pained, Letters from Iwo Jima is a war movie about loss and, almost worse, the anticipation of loss.
Friday, December 9 2005
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
The fact of Sayuri's stunning blue eyes only underlines the film's refusal to engage with the hardships geishas endure as a matter of course. She is 'special', she is treasured, she is property.
Thursday, December 4 2003
The Last Samurai (2003)
It's a grand vehicle, with horses, martial arts, and vast armies, not to mention Tom Cruise's shiny shoulder-length hair flowing just right.
