Review: ‘Superbad’ and ‘Arctic Tale’
In the rush to label perceived trends, it would be understandable to dub Arctic Tale The March of the Polar …
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Reviews: ‘Stardust’ and ‘Rush Hour 3’
Matthew Vaughn initially made a name for himself as a producer with Guy Ritchie (from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking …
Review: ‘The Simpsons Movie’
At one point, animated paterfamilias Homer Simpson asks if audiences are going to pay to see a movie with characters …
Review: ‘You Kill Me’
Since director John Dahl’s early successes in neo-noir — Kill Me Again, Red Rock West and the brilliant The Last …
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
In concerts, singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley used to self-deprecatingly announce that he was going to play “another twisted love song” in …
The Murder of Fred Hampton (Facets)
1971, Not Rated What began as a documentary on Hampton and the Illinois branch of the Black Panther Party by …
Film School (Docurama)
2007, Not Rated This IFC original docu-series from Academy Award nominee Nanette Burstein seems like a cross between the HBO-Miramax …
Big Easy to Big Empty (Disinformation)
2007, Unrated The lack of response to Hurricane Katrina, pre- and post-disaster, has inspired outrage and investigation on several fronts …
The Point of Torture Porn
Almost five years ago, a screener tape of Gasper Noe’s Irreversible landed in my year-end review pile. The film was …
Creepshow III (HBO Video)
2006, Rated R Completely lacking in speculation and/or allegory, this latest installment of the tired horror genre, put out by …
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