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Articles tagged "naomi watts" Film ReviewFunny Gamesby Cynthia Fuchs[14.Mar.08] :. Michael Haneke's scene for scene remake of his own 1997 film, Funny Games, appears to be premised on displeasure. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewEastern Promisesby Cynthia Fuchs[14.Sep.07] :. Eastern Promises crosses up and recombines stories of parents and children, even violence and history.  Film ReviewKing Kong (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Dec.05] :. Jackson's film makes Ann's admiration for Kong an earnest distraction from her eventual, proper coupledom with Jack (who, even with Brody's Men's Health coverboy abs, can't compete with the potent spectacle of Kong).  Film ReviewStay (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.  Film DVD ReviewI Heart Huckabees: 2-Disc Special Edition (2004)by Bill Gibron[23.Mar.05] :. The Special Edition is loaded with so much self-referential material and 'oh so clever' concepts that they threaten to make the movie into its own cult object.  Film ReviewThe Ring 2 (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Mar.05] :. Rachel misses the fact that she's living in a horror movie sequel, which ordains that she's not anywhere near 'starting over' in the usual sense. I Heart Huckabees: 2-Disc Special Edition (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Feb.05] :. As hard as he tries, Albert can't quite keep up with the Jaffes' questions, let alone their answers. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Jan.05] :. With remote in hand, monitor glare on his face, Sam is suitably horrified when the TV reflects his own sense of disarray. I Heart Huckabees (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Oct.04] :. Albert is again faced with basic questions: Are we really 'all connected'? How can 'everything be the same even if it's different'?" We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Aug.04] :. We Don't Live Here Anymore gives weight, indirectly, to the kids' belief that their parents form a unit. Ned Kelly (2003)by Daniel Mudie Cunningham[7.Jun.04] :. Ned might have been a criminal in the eyes of the law, but to working class Australians he was a hero wrongly accused. 21 Grams (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Dec.03] :. In 21 Grams, the fragmentation is pronounced, chaotic to the point of mathematical precision. Le Divorce (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Aug.03] :. Like previous Merchant-Ivory productions, Le Divorce concerns culture clashes, disruptive expatriates, and squabbles over stuff. The Ring (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Oct.02] :. Gore Verbinski's The Ring is relentlessly disquieting and incoherent, and sometimes trite in ways it doesn't need to be. Mulholland Drive (2001)by Kirsten MarksonLike many of his other works, 'Mulholland Drive' has a dream logic, whereby characters morph, metaphors are made literal, and a stylistic fluidity juxtaposes with a disjointed narrative structure. |
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