Mario Imbroglio
A few weeks ago I called No End in Sight the best documentary so far this year.
That may still be the case, but now...
Dark Side
Duncan Jones is the birth name of the son of rock star David Bowie (himself né David Hayward-Jones), though infamously the father went through...
Need a Lift?
The Sundance Film Festival may be known for earnest, small-scale dramas, but it also has been the launching pad for some brutally simple low-budget...
Movie Blues
The overheated but enjoyable Cadillac Records tells the story of Leonard Chess, the Polish immigrant (whose last name was changed from the similarly pronounced...
Denis the Menaced
For years I detested Chris Columbus, the Hollywood director who spent the 1990s turning out sanitized, highly profitable family farces (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire)...
If I Were a Queen
Sofia Coppola’s third film, Marie Antoinette comes trailing bad buzz from Cannes this past summer, where a largely French crowd greeted it with boos...
America’s Next Top Murderer
It’s been too long since we had a halfway decent American horror flick that wasn’t a remake.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie...
High School Movie
The filmmakers in Samsung’s Fresh Films contest not only haven’t been to film school, they haven’t finished high school.
The electronics firm sponsors an...
Butler Didn’t Do It
Apparently, if I'm not a boorish, knuckle-dragging, beer-swilling slob who grabs the asses of attractive women when they pass by, then I must be...
Chop Suey Masala
With the release of Chandni Chowk to China, the race for the title of Weirdest Movie of 2009 is off to a flying start....
