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Articles tagged "woody harrelson" Film ReviewThe Grandby Cynthia Fuchs[24.Mar.08] :. Werner Herzog plays The German. In another movie, this might be all you need to know.  Film ReviewSemi-Proby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Mar.08] :. For viewers who are already tired of the Will Ferrell sports spoof, the new installment is more of the same. For those who love the films, it is also... more of the same.  Film ReviewNankingby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Dec.07] :. On paper, the film's combination of interviews, readings, and archival footage sounds unwieldy, but on screen, it is exceptionally effective and appropriately jarring.  Film ReviewThe Walkerby Cynthia Fuchs[10.Dec.07] :. Like the heroes of several of Paul Schrader's other films -- American Gigolo, Light Sleeper, and, to an extent, Auto Focus -- Carter moves among women as if visiting an alien planet. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewNo Country for Old Menby Cynthia Fuchs[9.Nov.07] :. The desolate landscape and moral layout evoke old Westerns, but the film, based on Cormac McCarthy's novel, also reconsiders the genre's conventions, comparing now and "the old times."  Film ReviewNorth Country (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.05] :. As the film more or less locks you into Josey's perspective, it appears that even the bleak environment denotes her perpetual exhaustion. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Oct.05] :. Prize Winner goes through odd motions to set Evelyn's taxing context and her admirable survival, its most extraordinary moment turns surreal. This So-Called Disaster (2004)by Samantha Bornemann[17.Jan.05] :. This So-Called Disaster is more impressionistic than comprehensive. This So-Called Disaster (2004)by Michael Healey[13.May.04] :. The real surprise is Sam Shepard's candor when recounting for Michael Almereyda the painful details of his father's deterioration. Anger Management (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Apr.03] :. Dave (Adam Sandler) grumbles okay, to everything, his face reorganized into a permanent twist. Play it To The Bone (2000)by Cynthia FuchsTwo grown men, best friends and romantic rivals, beat the shit out of each other for money. It doesn’t sound like much of a plot. But narrative intricacies have never much interested... |
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