Full Reviews Index

The Edge of Heaven
Directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul), "The Edge of Heaven" tells the story of six fragiel people connected on emotional voyages toward forgiveness and reconciliation in Germany and Turkey.

Savage Grace (2008)
Julianne Moore stars in Tom Kalin's "Savage Grace," a tale of decadence and dysfunction among the postwar international elite, based upon the acclaimed exposé of the notorious Baekeland scandal.

Pineapple Express
David Gordon Green ("George Washington," "Snow Angels") leaves the independent film world behind with his new stoner comedy produced by Judd Apatow "Pineapple" Express starring James Franco and Seth Rogan.

The Foot Fist Way
THE FOOT FIST WAY is an uproarious, full-contact comedy featuring one of this year's least likely of heroes. Shot in just 19 days on a credit card-financed micro-budget with a cast of mostly newcomers, the film became an overnight smash at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

The Children of Huang Shi
Roger Spottiswoode's "The Children of Huang Shi" tells the story of George Hogg, a young British journalist, who rescues 60 orphaned children. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Radha Mitchell and Guang Wen Li star.

The Go-Getter
"The Go-Getter" is a vivid, fun road movie, full of surprising twists (along with a little sex, some drugs and an instantly-classic rock'n'roll score by M. Ward). Starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone, M. Ward, Judy Greer, Nick Offerman and Brian McNamara, the film is written and directed by Martin Hynes. The film opens June 6, 2008.

When Did You Last See Your Father?
Anand Tucker's "When Did You Last See Your Father?" is an unflinching exploration of a father/son relationship, as Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) deals with his father Arthur’s (Jim Broadbent) terminal illness and imminent death.

Dans Paris (Inside Paris)
Christophe Honoré's follow-up to Ma Mere is a loving homage to the French New Wave that stays true to its own emotional core. Heartthrobs Louis Garrell (The Dreamers) and Romain Duris (Moliere, The Beat My Heart Skipped) play brothers who find themselves once again in their father's small Paris apartment, Jonathan (Garrell) as a student, Paul (Duris) in the throes of depression after his breakup with longtime girlfriend Anna (Joanna Preiss.)

The Fall
Tarsem Singh's thriller "The Fall" tells the story of a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall.

My Winnipeg
Told in three strands, chronicles the personal history of filmmaker Guy Maddin against the backdrop of his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The Mother of Tears
"The Mother of Tears" concludes Dario Argento’s The Three Mothers trilogy that started with "Suspira" and "Inferno." Asia Argento stars.

A Tout De Suite
Any film featuring Isild Le Besco is worth seeing. The intense French actress stars in Benoît Jacquot's "A Tout de Suite" breathes life and passion into the role of a young borgeouis art student who takes off with her Moroccan lover after he robs a bank.

Redbelt
David Mamet's Redbelt tells that story of Mike Terry, a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue a life of honor and education by operating a self-defense studio in Los Angeles. The strong ensemble cast of Redbelt includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, and Joe Mantegna.

War, Inc.
WAR, INC. is a funny and poignant film in the vein of “Grosse Pointe Blank.” Co-written by Mark Leyner, Jeremy Pikser and producer/star John Cusack, the film also stars Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley and Dan Aykroyd.

Then She Found Me
Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with THEN SHE FOUND ME, a touching story of schoolteacher April Epner (Hunt) and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, and Ben Shenkm an star.

The Visitor
The situation in Tom McCarthy's second film The Visitor is ripe with drama: Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins), an economics professor and quintessential sad man, returns to his Greenwich Village apartment when his Connecticut college pressures him to present a lecture at NYU. His apartment, however, isn't empty. Illegal immigrants have moved in: an attractive young couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira).

An Inconvenient Truth
David Guggenheim documents Al Gore's slide show: a compelling and easy to understand scientific exploration of the dramtic effects of global warming.

Masked and Anonymous
A review of Bob Dylan's "Masked and Anonymous"

Shine A Light
Martin Scorsese directs this straight forward rock documentary on the Rolling Stones' concerts at the Beacon Theatre in New York in 2006.

The Babysitters
In David Ross' dark comedy "The Babysitters," a 16-year-old turns her babysitting service into a call-girl ring for married men after she begins an affair with a customer. John Leguizamo, Cynthia Nixon, and newcomer Katherine Waterston star.

Fugitive Pieces (2008)
Jeremy Podeswa's "Fugitive Pieces" tells the story of Jakob Beer, a child who witnesses his family's slaughter at the hands of the Nazis. Rosamund Pike, Stephen Dillane, Rade Serbedzija, Rachelle Lafevre, Larissa Laskin star.

There Will Be Blood 2-Disc Collector's Edition
There Will Be Blood is the kind of film for which the cliche "instant classic" was invented, and the pleasures of Daniel Day-Lewis' mysogonistic oilman Daniel Plainview, Paul Dano's snivelling faith healer Eli Sunday, Robert Elswit's Oscar-winning cinematography, Jonny Greenwood's haunting score, and Anderson's endlessly quotable dialogue only deepen with repeated viewings. After having seen it over a dozen times, There Will Be Blood still strikes me as a perfect film.

Water Lilies (2008)
Céline Sciamma debut film "Water Lilies" follows three fifteen-year-old girls--Marie, Anne and Floriane--in an angst ridden summer in the French suburbs. Young actresses Adele Haenel, Louise Blachere, and Pauline Acquart star.

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
Errol Morris's new documentary "Standard Operating Procedure" examines the unintended consequences of the Iraqi war with a focus on events at Abu Ghraib prison which began to appear in global media in 2004. Jurgen reviews.

Heavy Metal in Bagdad (2008)
Eddy Moretti's documentary "Heavy Metal in Bagdad" follows journalists Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti from VICE magazine as they attempt to track down the one and only heavy-metal band in Iraq, Acrassicauda.