Thursday, March 17 2011
SXSW Film Festival Day 4: Another Earth and The Dish & The Spoon
Another Earth is an absorbing sci-fi drama/romance that the less you know about, the better. If you were lucky enough to have seen Moon without knowing anything about it, this is like that.
Thursday, February 24 2005
The Grudge: Special Edition (2004)
Precisely composed frames of urban and ancient architecture give way to Karen's face, deftly shadowed and shot from low angles, as Karen struggles to decipher the symbols that set her course.
Friday, October 22 2004
The Grudge (2004)
Karen's quintessential 'American' identity -- blond, do-gooding, intrepid -- makes her sense of dislocation especially acute.
Sunday, January 1 1995
In the Bedroom (2001)
The movie does not back down from the pain or rage it sets up.
