Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

By Bill Gibron

From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one. [9 September 2008]

Burn After Reading

By Cynthia Fuchs

Ozzie (John Malkovich) embodies the problem of the CIA, of the "intelligence community," which is that it reacts to data, then fashions a story about it to comport with the reaction. [12 September 2008]

Blood Simple, The Directors’ Cut (1984/2000)

By Tobias Peterson

Though shot on a shoestring budget by first-time feature filmmakers, the movie encapsulates all that has come to typify the Coen brothers' style: engaging narrative, inventive direction, and the juxtaposition of grim violence with moments of sublime, sometimes surreal, human behavior. [1 January 1995]

Short Ends and Leader: Burn After Reading (2008)

Being John Malkovich brings many movie roles [18 September 2008]