A Better Life
A Better Life may be the first film to truly broach the subject of immigration in the US as it currently stands, on a cruel impasse …
Time To Kvetch: The Oscar Nominations Are Out!
Good news is, The Tree of Life made it to the Best Picture, and so did Terrence Malick and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. Also The Artist, …
Now Showing: Miss Bala
Although it is described as an action thriller, what Miss Bala does best is make palpable the feelings of fear, revulsion and violation that Mexicans …
Now Showing: Coriolanus
The first scenes are a bit of a shock as we watch a CNN-like news update about war between Rome and the Volscian nation. I …
Best and Worst Movies of 2011
(And everything in between). All and all, this was a pretty great year for movies. Some critics justly included gems like Aurora, Poetry, and Tuesday …
On DVD: The Future
I remember reading sundry reviews about this second movie by professional hipster Miranda July, all of them emphatically caveating how you had to endure a …
The Devil Inside
Or The Curse of The Blair Witch Project. Ever since the surprising success of that seminal film, everybody wants to make a cheap horror movie …