Features
Wednesday, June 11 2008
The Phantasmagoric Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage was truly revolutionary in the way it exploited the unique features of motion pictures, and clearly anticipated the sophisticated narrative and visual structure of modern films.
Thursday, May 3 2007
Monkey Business (Part 3: July)
Finally, a month with only one remaining series contender. All wizard based Potter-y aside, this will be the most tenuous time for the business called show. After a strong start, the eccentric collection of entertainments here could make or break this potentially record shattering motion picture season.
Reviews
Thursday, November 15 2007
The Hoax
The film does not shy away from the innate unlikability of its leading man and it also explores, cannily, the damage one person’s dishonesty can inflict upon everyone around them.
Friday, June 22 2007
1408
Abjuring the "spook-house bullshit" -- which he believes he knows inside and out, being a purveyor himself, Mike thinks he's seen it all.
Friday, April 6 2007
The Hoax (2006)
Even as The Hoax works to wring emotional consequence from its many layers of lies, you're hard-pressed to believe it.
Monday, April 24 2006
Casanova (2005)
This would be the cleaned-up, wearisome, supposedly romantic version of the notorious Casanova.
Monday, April 10 2006
An Unfinished Life (2005)
For his part, Lasse Hallström likes the subtler strokes, as the scene when Redford sits in his truck and is unable to start it.
News
Friday, June 22 2007
Five questions for '1408' star John Cusack
John Cusack is not big on genre films, and the only bona-fide thriller on his resume is 2003's "Identity." But when Cusack was sent the…
Friday, April 6 2007
Richard Gere scams in 'The Hoax'
In his new film "The Hoax," Richard Gere does a lot of fast-talking. As Clifford Irving, one of the most notorious scam artists the last…
