Full Reviews Index
Broken Embraces
Broken Embraces review - Penelope Cruz stars as an object of obsession in Pedro Almodovar's new melodrama BROKEN EMBRACES.
Wild Grass
Wild Grass review - Alain Resnais 'Wild Grass' is a fine, odd, and unpredictable film. Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier, Emmanuelle Devos, Anne Consigny and Mathieu Amalric star.
Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body - A Review of 'Jennifer's Body.' Gory rather than scary, mean-spirited rather than funny, 'Jennifer's Body' is a nasty piece of work. Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried star in Diablo Cody's dark followup to the sweet and gentle 'Juno.'
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock - A review of Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee lighten ups in this warm and funny adaptation of Elliot Tiber's memoir. Comic Demetri Martin is terrific in his first starring role. The cast also includes Imelda Staunton, Emilie Hirsh, Paul Dano and Liev Scrierber, who does terrific work in a dress.
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds review - Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds goes to war and comes back with Nazi scalps and a few indelible images. Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl and Melanie Laurent star.
Pola X
Pola X - A review of Leo Carax's film Pola X starring Guillaume Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve. Jurgen Fauth reviews.
Together
Together - Lukas Moodysson's Together - a Review. Lukas Moodysson's lovely swedish film "Together" (Tillsammans) is set in a Swedish hippie commune. Jurgen Fauth review.
Das Boot
Das Boot - Das Boot review. Jurgen Fauth reviews Wolfgang Peterson's classic submarine film "Das Boot."
Un Coeur en Hiver
Un Coeur en Hiver - A review of the French Film Un Coeur en Hiver, a love triangle between three people strains a longstanding friendship and questions the nature of romance. Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Beart star.
Human Resources
Human Resources review - Laurent Cantet's "Human Resources" tells the story of Franck (Jalil Lespert), the son of working class parents who returns home to manage the local company,
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey review - Jurgen Fauth on repeated viewings of Stanley Kubrick's classic film "2001: A Space Odyssey"
The Answer Man
John Hindman's debut feature THE ANSWER MAN is a pleasant and enjoyable film, easy to go down, and often wrong in the details: a perfect fit for TV rather than the silver screen. The always terrific Jeff Daniels and GILMORE GIRLS' Lauren Graham star in the romantic comedy, but it's supporting cast member Olivia Thirlby who really shines. The supporting cast also includes rising star Kat Dennings, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Arrested Developments' Tony Hale. Marcy reviews The Answer Man for About.com
Last Resort
A review of Pawel Pawlikowski's LAST RESORT.
I'm a Cyborg But That's OK
Oldboy director Park Chan-Wook is back with a stylish love story set in a mental institution.
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer - A review of (500) Days of Summer starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel light up the screen in Marc Webb's directorial debut (500) Days of Summer. That may sound corny, but it's true. Marcy Dermansky reviews for About.com.
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.)
INLAND EMPIRE
David Lynch's first movie since Mulholland Drive is a phantasmagoria with the intensity of a bad fever dream. Starring Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, and Jeremy Irons.
The Toe Tactic
The Toe Tactic review - Emily Hubley's debut film The Toe Tactic features a dreamy performance by newcomer Lily Rabe, animated dogs and an evocative soundtrack by Yo La Tengo. The Toe Tactic had it's theatrical debut at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Youth Without Youth
Francis Ford Coppola’s "Youth Without Youth" stars Tim Roth as Dominic Matei, an aging professor of linguistics who survives a cataclysmic event to find his youth miraculously restored. Youth Without Youth also stars Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Pirici, Marcel Iures and Andre M. Hennicke.
Run Lola Run
Tom Tykwer's breathless 1999 techno mindgame "Run Lola Run" has quick become an art house classic. Starring Franke Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu.
Somers Town
SOMERS TOWN - A review of Shane Meadow's SOMERS TOWN. Two teenage boys become friends in Shane Meadows' lovely film. Best known for his previous film, the bleak and violent THIS IS ENGLAND and DEAD MAN'S SHOES, Meadow's SOMER'S TOWN is a charming departure in theme and style.
The Beaches of Agnes
Agnès Varda takes a long back at her life by revisiting her favorite beaches in the moving THE BEACHES OF AGNES.
Quiet Chaos
Quiet Chaos review - Nanni Moretti stars in Antonio Luigi Grimaldi's QUIET CHAOS, a surprisingly sweet crowd-pleaser about a man's unual coping method after the unexpected death of his wife.
Wonderful Town
Aditya Assarat's "Wonderful Town" won the top prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival, screened in competition at the Berlinale and premieres in the U.S. at the New Directors, New Films series.
Whatever Works
Whatever Works review - Woody Allen returns to his home turf for Whatever Works, a New York comedy starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, and Ed Begley Jr. After a string of flops, this new Woody Allen film works.