Review: The Aristocrats
Friday July 29, 2005
Dozens of America's most famous comics tell their version of the dirtiest joke ever in this new documentary, opening today. No doubt: "The Aristocrats" is full of hair-raising obscenity. But ... Read More
Review: The Edukators
Monday July 25, 2005
A very German thriller with a theme: whatever happened to the rebellious spirit of the Sixties? Daniel Brühl ("Goodbye, Lenin!") joins a subversive commune and gets involved with lovely Julia ... Read More
Review: Last Days
Friday July 22, 2005
Michael Pitt stars as suicidal rock singer in Gus Van Sant's meditation on the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. With Asia Argento and Harmony Korine as drugged-out hangers-on. "Last Days" ... Read More
Review: 9 Songs
Friday July 22, 2005
Michael Winterbottom's latest experiment mixes live concert footage with real sex. Already a scandal as "the most explicit film in British film history," "9 Songs" luxuriates in stolen moments of ... Read More
David Lynch Meditates for World Peace
Thursday July 21, 2005
David Lynch, best known for his dark, unsettling vision in films like "Mulholland Drive," "Blue Velvet," and the "Twin Peaks" television series, is also an avid practicer of transcendental meditation. ... Read More
Review: Happy Endings
Wednesday July 20, 2005
Don Roo's ("The Opposite of Sex") ensemble drama opened this year's Sundance Film Festival. "Happy Endings" has a slick veneer and a complex cast of charcters, but what the film ... Read More
DVD Review: Slim Susie
Tuesday July 19, 2005
Ulf Malmros' hip, dark crime comedy from Sweden "Slim Susie" is out on DVD. When beauty queen Susie disappears from her small town, her older brother returns from Stockholm to ... Read More
Review: The Warrior
Saturday July 16, 2005
Don't be fooled by the title: Asif Kapadia's debut is not a film about fighting. Newcomer Asif Kapadia brings honesty and seriousness to this tale of revenge and redemption. "The ... Read More
Review: March of the Penguins
Sunday July 10, 2005
Penguins are incredibly cute. It's the rare, hardened soul who can resist their appeal. French filmmaker Luc Jacquet exploits their appeal to tremendous affect in the nature documentary "The March ... Read More
DVD Review: Prozac Nation
Friday July 8, 2005
Christina Ricci gave her all for "Prozac Nation." Not only did the earnest young actress co-produce the film, she also took off her clothes, screamed and wept for the camera ... Read More
Review: The Beat My Heart Skipped
Friday July 1, 2005
French filmmaker Jacques Audiard's adaptation of the 1978 James Toback cult classic "Fingers" is a surprising and compelling film. Romain Duris stars as Tom, a real estate thug who trains ... Read More
Review: Tropical Malady
Friday July 1, 2005
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's second feature film leisurely observes a budding romance between a soldier and a country boy. In the second half, "Tropical Malady" moves into the territory of the dreamy ... Read More