Friday, August 13 2010
‘Stargate Universe: SGU 1.5’: Look Again, and Much More Is Revealed
Delving into complex issues of faith, redemption, humanity and power within a space opera setting, Stargate Universe demands close attention from the viewer.
Friday, January 16 2009
The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008
Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.
Tuesday, January 13 2009
Che
Che is about the dissemination of Che Guevara the icon, as it is also the saga of Che refashioned.
Friday, January 9 2009
Guerrilla Patton
Soderbergh's supersized retelling of the Che Guevara legend is an uncomfortable mix of war procedural and unabashed hero worship; ingenious but flawed.
Tuesday, October 7 2003
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
My intention was to make a picture that on one level was a genre movie, summer movie, kind of a cop movie, whatever that genre is, and at the same time, to serve different gods.
Thursday, June 19 2003
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Short version: Joe's hardheaded and eats cheeseburgers, K.C.'s into fluidity and bean sprouts.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Wolf Lake
It's not long before you realize that 'Wolf Lake' isn't so inclined to spell out exactly what is happening or has happened to whom, and that this is actually one of its better inclinations.
