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Marc ForsterFeatures
Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008Like 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. [11 September 2008] Columns
Cut to the WhateverMarc Forster's Quantum of Solace slices away nearly every element of the old Bond, and leaves nothing in its place. [21 November 2008] (more The Screener) Reviews
Quantum of SolaceBond (Daniel Craig) seems done in by the notion that M is indeed his maternal superior, and so he must please her, or at least pretend that he's playing by rules that he and she and all the rest of us know he disrespects from jump. [14 November 2008] 
The Kite RunnerThis is a sensitive, kind adaptation of a well-loved book, and the DVD has well-crafted features that help extend the message of what is essential to human existence: hope. [24 March 2008]
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner shows that even if Baba could make his boy perfectly courageous and honest, outside forces inevitably affect even the most careful plans for the future. [14 December 2007] 
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)Stranger than Fiction isn’t sure if it wants to be a comedy that relies on stereotypes in order to accentuate the humor, or a drama with the absurdities played as deadpan as possible. [8 March 2007]
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)Maybe Professor Hilbert knows exactly how right he is, given the film's relentless archness: it knows that you know that it knows it's meta. [10 November 2006] 
Stay (2005)Often evocative, sometimes audacious, and finally undone by an inelegant close, Stay is less interested in story than in impressions. [22 October 2005] 
Finding Neverland (2004)'Play' is a means to define childhood, to prolong mythic innocence, to grant nobility. [23 March 2005]
Finding Neverland (2004)As James Barrie, the Scottish-born playwright most famous for imagining Peter Pan, Johnny Depp appears the consummately charismatic child-man. [19 November 2004] 
Monster’s Ball (2001)'Monster's Ball' leans heavily on Southern Gothic torment and metaphor, as well as bizarre, if historically framed, circumstances. [1 January 1995] Blogs
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