Monday, July 11 2011
Damages: The Complete Third Season
Damages main dramatic elements still work grandly, but its too-many subplots -- some of them utterly pointless -- weigh this season down considerably.
Friday, January 21 2011
Saint Fonda in the Backyard: The Iconic Jane Works It Out
Golden Age Hollywood scion, feminist activist, and general all-around bad-ass Jane Fonda is back, and this time out, she is hitting the campaign trail on behalf of the health of boomers and senior citizens. Fonda keeps Mazur on task and on his toes during this exclusive interview, preferring to focus on fitness rather than feminism or cinema.
Tuesday, October 14 2008
Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 2
Day Two - A demanding Decalogue overflowing with everything: from fascinating international fare, misbegotten masterworks, some out of the blue bafflers, and that seminal show about “nothing”.
Wednesday, January 16 2008
The Steve Martin Triple Feature Collection
Steve Martin: From wild and crazy guy, to merely a mild mannered man.
Monday, December 10 2007
The Walker
Like the heroes of several of Paul Schrader's other films -- American Gigolo, Light Sleeper, and, to an extent, Auto Focus -- Carter moves among women as if visiting an alien planet.
Wednesday, June 20 2007
Part 3: The Stellar ‘70s
When it comes to post-modern moviemaking, everyone stereotypes the Me Decade as the genre's defining moment. In this case -- as illustrated by the 10 films that represent it -- the categorization is more than accurate.
Monday, October 16 2006
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
That a down home jamboree could be interesting to heavy-metal loving middle school students speaks to its wide.
