Friday, August 29 2008

Katrin Cartlidge: The Working Actress

By Matt Mazur

Whether it was through silence, grotesquerie, fury or intelligence (or, at times, lack of intelligence), Cartlidge was not afraid to upturn the dark corners of the women she portrayed.

Friday, June 2 2006

The Break-Up (2006)

By Cynthia Fuchs

For all that goes wrong with The Break-Up, the most compelling question it raises has to do with the state of the romantic comedy.

Monday, August 4 2003

The Whole Wide World (1996)

By John G. Nettles

Filmed with all the trappings of a pastoral love story -- truly breathtaking Texas vistas and a lovely score -- 'The Whole Wide World' is, ultimately, anything but.

Wednesday, May 15 2002

The Salton Sea (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Danny's story is part noiry nightmare, part scam saga, and part junkie-underground travelogue.

Thursday, January 3 2002

Impostor (2001)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Based on a 1953 Philip K. Dick story, the film rehearses the usual Dickish concerns, namely, a male protagonist's loss of identity, confidence, and context in a dystopic SF future.

Sunday, January 1 1995

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

By Elena Razlogova

Because Goren's intellect and intuition never fail, Criminal Intent's narratives never consider the presumption of innocence as a legal (or dramatic) standard.

Steal This Movie! (2000)

By Tobias Peterson

Happy Accidents (2000)

By Gordon Geise

'Happy Accidents' is either a sci-fi love story, or a love story in which one of the lovers is crazy.

The Cell (2000)

By Paul Varner

The Cell (2000)

By Cynthia Fuchs