It Happened One Night — And Most Years Since
With convincing performances, pithy punchlines, a clever script and themes that remain relevant today, Frank Capra’s 1934 classic never feels dated.
Reviews
The Company Men — Affleck’s Resurgence Continued
After years spent scuffling through rom-com cliches and formulaic action films, The Town star continues to revitalize his career.
A Dangerous Method — Sometimes a Cigar is a Cigar; At Others It’s a Giant Riding Crop
Keira Knightley’s performance saves David Cronenberg’s otherwise sloppy and disjointed take on Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis.
Capote — The Line Between Fiction and Non-Fiction
Exploring the difficulties of maintaining separation between one’s humanity and individual pursuit of greatness.
Last Days Here — Not Your Average Tale of Demise
Bobby Liebling, the prodigal vocalist of the seminal metal band Pentagram, is a dichotomy, evoking the rock star persona of difficultness and stubbornness as well…
Million Dollar Baby — Contradictions in Violence
Paul Haggis often has a way of beating his audience over the head with cultural rhetoric, particularly if we look at Crash as an example….
The Bourne Legacy — A Reboot for the End
The departure from Paul Greengrass’ Bourne series to writer-now-director Tony Gilroy’s is marked and, at times, successful. Whereas the Bournes of Damon were shaky and…
Warrior — Sublimated, Sanctioned Violence
Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior looks like the latest entry into the pugilist genre, but its true theme is focused on the sublimation of violence. Admittedly, there…
My Life as Abraham Lincoln — Structure, Memory, Identity
Dense and beautifully shot, My Life as Abraham Lincoln is as intentionally confused as is its main character, Cindy (Carolyn Luft), who attempts to navigate…
In Darkness — A Chilling, Yet Familiar, Reminder of Atrocity
The based-on-a-true-story, Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film, In Darkness, positions us just there: in the sewers with raw humanity and inhumanity unrelentingly clashing in…