Features
Tuesday, January 17 2012
The Best Female Film Performances of 2011
It was a monumental year for women in film as our selections for 2011's best female performances indicate... over and over and over again.
Thursday, September 11 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008
Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008.
Reviews
Wednesday, June 22 2011
Sydney Film Festival 2011: 'Hanna'
This premise of wild girl unleashed on the world is not exactly original, but Hanna has an intriguing angle to it – it’s not often it’s a female in the lead role for this genre,
Friday, April 8 2011
'Hanna': A Perfect Soldier
Along with makeup and sisterly advice, the regular teenager Sophie provides the trained killer Hanna with a glimpse of what she's missed.
Thursday, August 13 2009
The Soloist
True stories can occasionally be their own worst enemy, as in this unevenly executed exploration of overwrought melodrama.
Friday, April 24 2009
The Soloist
The Soloist illustrates Nathaniel's internal life -- his music and his madness -- in reductive, sensational imagery.
Thursday, April 3 2008
Atonement
There are so many perspectives to be considered in this film, that it might be said director Joe Wright had one too many cooks in the English country estate’s proverbial kitchen.
Blogs
Friday, April 8 2011
Run, Saoirse, Run!: 'Hanna'
For many, this movie will be one great big tease. Those who sync in will celebrate its audacity. Somewhere in the middle lies the truth - as well as the reason the film ultimately unravels.
Saturday, January 23 2010
Sins and Sensibility: Atonement (2007): Blu-ray
It's said that confession is good for the soul. Of course, this assumes one has a conscience worth redeeming. It's clear that not everyone would…
Friday, April 24 2009
'Soloist' Suffers from a Lack of Honesty
Not every true story makes for good cinema. Sometimes, an intriguing idea is just that - a decent concept that can't take the transition from…
Monday, March 17 2008
Sins and Sensibility: Atonement (2007)
It's said that confession is good for the soul. Of course, this assumes one has a conscience worth redeeming. It's clear that not everyone would…
News
Monday, April 27 2009
Movie version of reporter's story twists the facts, but in this case, he's OK with it
So there's Jamie Foxx, in ragtag yellow and magenta, standing on a Los Angeles sidewalk, talking to Robert Downey Jr. The scene cuts up and…
Friday, April 24 2009
Jamie Foxx goes for gold every time
Is there a figure in show business today with more breathtaking ambition than Jamie Foxx? A chart-topping pop star at 41, a "brand name" comedy…
Friday, December 14 2007
James McAvoy gets a big role as a man wronged in 'Atonement'
TORONTO -- "Don't do that stupid thing with your mouth that you do." Those were James McAvoy's marching orders -- "probably the most useful thing"…
Thursday, December 6 2007
Character is a must for 'Atonement' star Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley has crooked teeth. You may not have noticed, as they are frequently hidden behind that trademark pout of hers. But she has noticed,…
