Tuesday, September 2 2008
Babylon A.D.
The fact that Aurora incarnates some extreme other possibility -- be it "light" or darkness, miraculous birth or genocide -- makes her one more "mother of the future."
Monday, May 14 2007
La Haine (1995)
There is a thin line between acceptance and prejudice; and an easy tilt to the balance, from love to hate.
Friday, December 23 2005
Munich (2005)
Munich is about the shifting meaning the city's name took on after that dire moment in 1972, the shorthand it became for survivors, historians, and avengers.
Thursday, November 20 2003
Gothika (2003)
Chloe reminds her of the implacably smug logic of the sane, as they judge the insane: 'If you're here, it must mean that you belong.'"
Friday, February 28 2003
Blind Spot: Hitler’s Secretary (2002)
'Amen', like 'Blind Spot', considers atrocity by examining the real burden of abiding with it long after the fact.
Thursday, January 31 2002
Birthday Girl (2002)
. . . a mildly enjoyable film, offering some giggles and even a few shocking revelations.
