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Towering Cinema: Philippe Petit's World Trade Center tightrope walk was made for the movies Towering Cinema: Philippe Petit's World Trade Center tightrope walk was made for the movies
Even as the first girders were laid in the mid-1960s, something about the World Trade Center — that twin-pronged erection jutting from the... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: September 03, 2008
Hard-Knock Life: Frozen River may lay it on a bit thick, but Melissa Leo nails the role of a struggling single mom Hard-Knock Life: Frozen River may lay it on a bit thick, but Melissa Leo nails the role of a struggling single mom
When I heard that Quentin Tarantino handed the Grand Jury Prize for best feature to Courtney Hunt's Frozen River at this year's Sundance Film... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: August 27, 2008
About a Boy: What happens when a child murderer grows up? About a Boy: What happens when a child murderer grows up?
"So fuckin' delicate, people...they die so easily," says a supporting character to the titular Boy A, whose barely audible two-word reply —... More>>
By Ernest Hardy
Published: August 20, 2008
Apocalypse Whatever: Ben Stiller's Hollywood send-up lacks firepower Apocalypse Whatever: Ben Stiller's Hollywood send-up lacks firepower
Early buzz out of Hollywood pegged Tropic Thunder, directed and co-written by star Ben Stiller, as the end-all and be-all of movie-biz parodies... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: August 13, 2008
Mighty Aphrodites: Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces — and some other stuff — in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest Mighty Aphrodites: Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces — and some other stuff — in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest
Perhaps this review should begin with a disclaimer: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen's 39th film as writer-director, will do little to... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: August 13, 2008
Not Quite Ripe: Send it back. Bottle Shock's corked. Not Quite Ripe: Send it back. Bottle Shock's corked.
Bottle Shock, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, is a great concept populated by great actors that works hard to make its... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: August 06, 2008
Change You Can't Believe In: Presidential candidates vie (and pander and plead) for one heart and mind in Swing Vote Change You Can't Believe In: Presidential candidates vie (and pander and plead) for one heart and mind in Swing Vote
Swing Vote is an election-themed comedy that's about twice as smart as you expect it to be and still only half as smart as you wish it were. The... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: July 30, 2008
Men Will Be Boys: With Step Brothers, Ferrell, Reilly, McKay & Co. still don't wanna grow up. And thank God for that. Men Will Be Boys: With Step Brothers, Ferrell, Reilly, McKay & Co. still don't wanna grow up. And thank God for that.
I haven't seen much at the movies in the past two years that has given me as much unbridled comic pleasure as the sight of Will Ferrell as the... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: July 23, 2008
Shooting Stars: St. Louis and homegrown hoopsters shine in Streetballers Shooting Stars: St. Louis and homegrown hoopsters shine in Streetballers
Streetballers bills itself as an "Irish-urban drama" exploring the lives of two junior-college basketball players and their struggles within a... More>>
By Chad Garrison
Published: July 16, 2008
Dark Night: This kingdom is built on sneaky filming in the Florida Keys
For part of the production of Mosquito Kingdom, the cast and crew traveled to an island in the Florida Keys and shot the film without permits on... More>>
By Keegan Hamilton
Published: July 16, 2008
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Advertising for the Mob It sounds ridiculous: Hopeless failure of an adman gets canned from his twelfth agency and starts a crime family. The... More>>
By Kristy Wendt and Kristen Hinman
Published: July 16, 2008
Heart of Darkness: Heath Ledger peers into the void as Christopher Nolan's Batman returns Heart of Darkness: Heath Ledger peers into the void as Christopher Nolan's Batman returns
What a brooding pleasure it is to return to Christopher Nolan's Gotham City — if "pleasure" is the right word for a movie that gazes so... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: July 16, 2008
Going Down: Brendan Fraser falls into a deep, deep hole at the Center of the Earth Going Down: Brendan Fraser falls into a deep, deep hole at the Center of the Earth
At the top, let's be clear about one thing: Journey to the Center of the Earth is more a demo reel than a narrative feature. It's a decent, if... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: July 09, 2008
Superzero: Hancock squanders potential greatness with lame humor and a half-baked hero Superzero: Hancock squanders potential greatness with lame humor and a half-baked hero
The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis as a dead man, was writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's breakthrough, but its follow-up, Unbreakable,... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: July 02, 2008
Violence is Golden: With its secret boys' club and bloody good fun, Wanted has all of the fight with none of the guilt Violence is Golden: With its secret boys' club and bloody good fun, Wanted has all of the fight with none of the guilt
Of the summer's many revenge-of-the-nerd fulfillment fantasies — from The Incredible Hulk all the way down the megaplex food chain to The... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: June 25, 2008
Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms
As old Broadway shows are revived, new Broadway shows get spun from old movies so that new movies may be fashioned from ancient TV series. It's... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: June 18, 2008
The Not Terrible Hulk: In the shadow of Iron Man, the latest from Marvel can't live up to its billing The Not Terrible Hulk: In the shadow of Iron Man, the latest from Marvel can't live up to its billing
In recent days, Universal's been running a TV spot for The Incredible Hulk that gives away what should come as no surprise to any fanboy worth... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: June 11, 2008
Supermarket Sweep: Male fulfillment and lack thereof, on full display in The Promotion Supermarket Sweep: Male fulfillment and lack thereof, on full display in The Promotion
The screenwriter Steven Conrad writes movies about success and self-fulfillment in America — how we define it, the price we pay for it, and... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: June 11, 2008
Cannes Class of 2008: A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse drama
CANNES, France—Wading through 20-odd movies in half as many languages, each Cannes jury supplies its own dramatic narrative, to be... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: June 11, 2008
A Polish auteur -- and Mike Tyson! -- stage comebacks at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival A Polish auteur -- and Mike Tyson! -- stage comebacks at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Call them the comeback kids: In its early days, the 2008 Cannes Film Festival has served as a staging ground for a number of unlikely returns,... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: June 11, 2008
Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours. Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.
CANNES, France—The competition for the Palme d'Or is ongoing as I write, but the story of the 61st Cannes Film Festival is Steven... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: June 11, 2008
Shots in the Dark: Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone
CANNES, France—No need for dreaming here. Each Cannes Film Festival generates its own metaphors for a 10-day regimen of visions in the... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: June 11, 2008
Hairpiece in the Middle East: Adam Sandler returns as a Mossad baddie turned stylist, and the bubbies will love him Hairpiece in the Middle East: Adam Sandler returns as a Mossad baddie turned stylist, and the bubbies will love him
Behold Adam Sandler, in a passable Israeli accent and outsize codpiece, as Zohan the Mossad super-heavy: catching barbecued fish in his butt... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: June 04, 2008
Cheap Sex: Despite the labels and levity, big-screen SATC is a poor-man's knockoff Cheap Sex: Despite the labels and levity, big-screen SATC is a poor-man's knockoff
Oh, please — spoiler alert? Fine, I won't tell you whether Carrie Bradshaw ties the knot with Mr. Big, even though you've already seen that... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: May 28, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Fortress of Sad Decline: Its very own temple of doom, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull digs Indy into a deep hole Indiana Jones and the Fortress of Sad Decline: Its very own temple of doom, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull digs Indy into a deep hole
Here's your hat, Indy, but, really, what's your hurry? Because nineteen years after the Last Crusade that clearly wasn't, and fifteen years after... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 21, 2008
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