Features
Monday, January 23 2012
The 40 Best Films of 2011
2011 was a year of good, not necessarily great, films, though the amazing choices by our staff might argue against such a overall cinematic classification.
Friday, January 13 2012
The Best Indie / International Films of 2011
The year's best independent and international films are highlighted by a duo from iconic director Werner Herzog, a staggeringly brilliant frontier-western and a score of top-notch documentaries that illustrate how filmmaking continues to reach new highs.
Thursday, April 28 2011
On Truth and Lies and the Full Frame Film Festival 2011
What is the connection between cloned puppies and a 32-year-old sex in chains story? This and other questions raised at this year’s Full Frame Film Festival.
Reviews
Wednesday, March 7 2012
'Project Nim': Just Enough Monkeying Around
The issues may not be immediately relevant to the moment, but the human element of Project Nim, combined with its expert direction, make it a must-see documentary.
Friday, July 8 2011
'Project Nim' Presents No Ordinary Chimp
Project Nim doesn't try to reconcile its different understandings of Nim -- as an experiment, a child, a projection of various selves, and a complex, independent being. Instead, it shows how they shape and are shaped by the people who believe them.
Friday, August 8 2008
Man on Wire
In Man on Wire, Philippe Petit's life story is set in a much broader context, both historical and immediate, a time recollected from so many angles that the reconstruction begins to feel like another sort of stunt.
Thursday, June 22 2006
The King (2005)
Though Elvis seems impelled by the memory of his dead Mexican mother and trained to deliver a certain calculated violence, his power is illusory.
Blogs
Wednesday, September 15 2010
The Ugly Underneath: 'Red Riding' (Blu-ray)
Red Riding is a series of minor victories, each rotten apple uncovered helping to remove the unrelenting stink from almost a decade of ethical decay.
Wednesday, September 17 2008
'Wire' is a Wonder
A daredevil, by definition, defies death. He cheats the Grim Reaper at his own particular brand of bluffing. This also means, by reciprocal inference, he…
News
Tuesday, January 25 2011
At Sundance, a science documentary revives language questions
LOS ANGELES — Among the offerings at this year's Sundance Film Festival is a documentary about a trailblazing chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky who played a…
