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Articles tagged "marc forster" Column: The ScreenerCut to the Whateverby Chris Barsanti[21.Nov.08] :. Marc Forster's Quantum of Solace slices away nearly every element of the old Bond, and leaves nothing in its place.  Film ReviewQuantum of Solaceby Cynthia Fuchs[14.Nov.08] :. Bond (Daniel Craig) seems done in by the notion that M is indeed his maternal superior, and so he must please her, or at least pretend that he's playing by rules that he and she and all the rest of us know he disrespects from jump.  Short Ends and LeaderBondingby Bill Gibron[13.Nov.08] :. He’s that old friend we hardly recognize anymore, that middle aged idol that’s, apparently, going through a bit of a creative and cultural crisis. Granted, the secret agent is... PopMatters Pick Film DVD ReviewThe Kite Runnerby Elizabeth Cho[24.Mar.08] :. This is a sensitive, kind adaptation of a well-loved book, and the DVD has well-crafted features that help extend the message of what is essential to human existence: hope.  Film ReviewThe Kite Runnerby Cynthia Fuchs[14.Dec.07] :. The Kite Runner shows that even if Baba could make his boy perfectly courageous and honest, outside forces inevitably affect even the most careful plans for the future.  Film DVD ReviewStranger Than Fiction (2006)by Jack Patrick Rodgers[8.Mar.07] :. Stranger than Fiction isn’t sure if it wants to be a comedy that relies on stereotypes in order to accentuate the humor, or a drama with the absurdities played as deadpan as possible. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Nov.06] :. Maybe Professor Hilbert knows exactly how right he is, given the film's relentless archness: it knows that you know that it knows it's meta. Stay (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.05] :. Often evocative, sometimes audacious, and finally undone by an inelegant close, Stay is less interested in story than in impressions. Finding Neverland (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Mar.05] :. 'Play' is a means to define childhood, to prolong mythic innocence, to grant nobility. Finding Neverland (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Nov.04] :. As James Barrie, the Scottish-born playwright most famous for imagining Peter Pan, Johnny Depp appears the consummately charismatic child-man. Monster’s Ball (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Monster's Ball' leans heavily on Southern Gothic torment and metaphor, as well as bizarre, if historically framed, circumstances. |
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