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]

Pretty Vacant

By Chris Barsanti

The world of The Duchess should have been one of fiery tumult, but little of that foment makes it into this film’s garden party landscape. [26 September 2008]

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The Duchess

By Cynthia Fuchs

The movie, which surely celebrates Georgiana's (Keira Knightley) luxurious "hats and dresses," also solicits your sympathetic frustration and outrage over her oppression. [25 September 2008]

Bullet Boy (2004)

By Mia Jankowicz

Bullet Boy begins by the stylized violence book: a boy, locked in the boot of a moving car, uses a key-ring torch to get an idea of his surroundings. [13 May 2005]

Short Ends and Leader: ‘Duchess’ is Merely Half-Hearted History