Midnight’s Children — Shallow Symbolism Trying to be Dense
Midnight’s Children is both blessed and cursed in its adaptation from Rushdie’s novel.
Bond Retrospective 6: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
The sixth Bond film is the most often overlooked and thrown away, for good reason.
Whatever Makes You Happy —
It’s an indie flick with ups and downs, but shows a lot of promise.
The Place Beyond the Pines — A Film Caught in a Circuit of Genres
Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine begins with a young girl alone in a field, calling for her dog. She is alone and unheard. A similar beginning…
Bond Retrospective # 5: You Only Live Twice
James Bond visits Japan! But, why?
Trance — Vintage Boyle, for Better and Worse
Danny Boyle’s film plays like a rave. And, if you’ve seen Kids, you know it can’t end well.
Bully — Boys Being Boys with No One Keeping them in Check
A documentary that looks at the issue of bullying.
The Gatekeepers | A Powerful Lesson about, um, Power
The first rule of Shin Bet is: You do not talk about Shin Bet. Put another way: Five former chiefs of the secretive Israeli agency…
Quick Hit | Harmony Korine Hearts Robert Plant?
When The Big Homie called about something completely unrelated to Harmony Korine’s new film, he reduced Spring Breakers to an infamous line from a Zeppelin…
Bond Retrospective 4: Thunderball
Thunderball is the best of the Connery bunch.