Wednesday, September 14 2005
Witness: Special Collector’s Edition (1985)
Bemused at times, Detective John Book is nonetheless captivated by the Amish community's simplicity, its decency, and its ability to thrive despite its antiquities.
Tuesday, August 23 2005
The Truman Show: Special Edition (1998)
You want the happy ending and Truman's self-assertion, even if that desire is shaped by those ideologies and ideals marketed by both Truman Shows.
Monday, April 26 2004
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
When the men's opposition is revealed in its tenderest moments, you recall that Weir's work can be supple and strange.
Thursday, November 13 2003
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
When Master and Commander allows for deviance from such straight-ahead expectations, it is more interesting than when it heaves ho for the thrill-kill.
Monday, November 3 2003
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
'As a result of their immoral acts, the young people were corrupted, totally. They'd grown up with this kind of violence and were uncontrollable.'"
