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Wachowski brothers’ Speed Racer is anime in overdrive without substance Wachowski brothers’ Speed Racer is anime in overdrive without substance
Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series — one of the first Japanese animes syndicated on American TV — into a prospective... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 08, 2008
Fugitive Pieces sucks the poetry and life out of its source material Fugitive Pieces sucks the poetry and life out of its source material
Canadian poet Anne Michaels' beautiful 1996 novel, Fugitive Pieces — about a Jewish writer immobilized by the memory of his Polish family's... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: May 08, 2008
Son of Rambow: A movie that celebrates why we make movies Son of Rambow: A movie that celebrates why we make movies
No adult has ever been able to codify what separates a good movie from a classic. In kid terms, though — those favored by Son of Rambow, a... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: May 08, 2008
Director David Mamet and his hero fight the power and succumb to it in Redbelt Director David Mamet and his hero fight the power and succumb to it in Redbelt
David Mamet's Redbelt is a tricky bar brawl — call it the Roundhouse of Games. The writer-director has scarcely abandoned his sense of the... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 08, 2008
Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man is a thing to marvel at Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man is a thing to marvel at
Chalk it up to personal preference, but I've always been fonder of those comic-book heroes who emerge by intent rather than happenstance. Like... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: May 01, 2008
Patrick Dempsey tries to win over his engaged gal pal in Made of Honor Patrick Dempsey tries to win over his engaged gal pal in Made of Honor
In Made of Honor, Patrick Dempsey plays a conveniently rich and willfully single serial "fornicator" who is, slowly but surely, domesticated by... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 01, 2008
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay in this forced sequel Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay in this forced sequel
Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle with the novel idea: What if you made a John Hughes movie, but instead... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: April 24, 2008
Baby Mama succeeds in reuniting Fey and Poehler but not much else Baby Mama succeeds in reuniting Fey and Poehler but not much else
Could have sworn I've seen this episode of Baby Mama before — like sometime in January 2007, when it was originally titled "The Baby Show"... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: April 24, 2008
Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights doesn't measure up Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights doesn't measure up
Watching Marilyn Monroe in Cinemascope, a critic once wrote, is "like being smothered in baked Alaska." Reading that as a teenager raised some... More>>
By Michelle Orange
Published: April 24, 2008
The next wave of post-9/11 political films trade sobriety for satire The next wave of post-9/11 political films trade sobriety for satire
Earnest, sad, and righteous, they are not. More inspired by M*A*S*H or Dr. Strangelove than The Deer Hunter or Coming Home, a new pack of... More>>
By Anthony Kaufman
Published: April 24, 2008
Morgan Spurlock attempts political commentary with Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? but falls short of Michael Moore Morgan Spurlock attempts political commentary with Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? but falls short of Michael Moore
Morgan Spurlock, the daredevil documentarian who lived on Big Macs for a month and turned this exercise in "body art" into the 2004 hit Super... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: April 17, 2008
Jason Segel keeps Forgetting Sarah Marshall from being forgettable Jason Segel keeps Forgetting Sarah Marshall from being forgettable
Jason Segel is responsible for two of the most cringe-inducing, hands-in-front-of-your-face moments in the recent history of television, both of... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: April 17, 2008
Poor Al: Pacino plays another caricature of himself in 88 Minutes Poor Al: Pacino plays another caricature of himself in 88 Minutes
Jon Avnet's cheesy new thriller, 88 Minutes, is 105 minutes long. Going in, I feared that 100 of them would be eaten up by Al Pacino chewing the... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: April 17, 2008
East meets West: Richard Jenkins and Hiam Abbass give liberals a bad name in The Visitor East meets West: Richard Jenkins and Hiam Abbass give liberals a bad name in The Visitor
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A lonely dwarf, a wisecracking Cuban-American, and a grieving mother walk into each other's lives, laugh... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: April 17, 2008
Street Kings makes an attempt at gritty cop drama and ends up with Keanu Reeves Street Kings makes an attempt at gritty cop drama and ends up with Keanu Reeves
For a movie built around questions of failed ethics and duplicitous behavior, Street Kings is just as dishonest as its characters. Though... More>>
By Tim Grierson
Published: April 10, 2008
You don't have to be in Mensa to see Smart People's obvious ending You don't have to be in Mensa to see Smart People's obvious ending
Smart people got no reason to live — and, sure, that's not quite how Randy Newman sang it, but the point stands. Because in Noam Murro's... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: April 10, 2008
Leatherheads, the latest directorial attempt by George Clooney, is less than the charming actor’s best Leatherheads, the latest directorial attempt by George Clooney, is less than the charming actor’s best
When Time recently featured George Clooney on its cover accompanied by the headline "The Last Movie Star" you didn't have to read the article to... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: April 03, 2008
Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones join forces to Shine a Light on the aging rock stars Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones join forces to Shine a Light on the aging rock stars
Mick Jagger's most essential physical feature, according to Martin Scorsese: his bellystache. On the poster for Shine a Light, the big-shot... More>>
By Camille Dodero
Published: April 03, 2008
Ira Sachs' Married Life takes on '50s drama but ventures no commentary Ira Sachs' Married Life takes on '50s drama but ventures no commentary
Do we need another look back at the rotten heart of the '50s nuclear family? Ira Sachs thinks we do, and as one who can't get enough of sweaty... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: March 27, 2008
21 plays it safe despite being based on the book Bringing Down the House 21 plays it safe despite being based on the book Bringing Down the House
Ben Mezrich's 2002 bestseller Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions was a smart narrative... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: March 27, 2008
Stop-Loss contemplates Iraq war without mention the words 'Iraq' or 'war' Stop-Loss contemplates Iraq war without mention the words 'Iraq' or 'war'
Considering that the war in Iraq has proved to be Washington's shot-by-shot remake of Vietnam, it's only natural that Hollywood has followed... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: March 27, 2008
The thin man: Simon Pegg is an honorary heavyweight in Run Fat Boy Run The thin man: Simon Pegg is an honorary heavyweight in Run Fat Boy Run
As John Simon once said of Jeanne Moreau — cast in a virginal role — making Simon Pegg a fat guy is like casting Lassie as a... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: March 27, 2008
Taxi to the Dark Side: a look at how and why we torture Taxi to the Dark Side: a look at how and why we torture
At the crosswalk the other day, I noticed something peeking out from the usual pasting of fliers on the light pole in front of me. It looked like... More>>
By Nick Pinkerton
Published: March 20, 2008
Drillbit Taylor needed Ferrell, Sandler, even Lawrence — not Wilson Drillbit Taylor needed Ferrell, Sandler, even Lawrence — not Wilson
Rare is the star vehicle that is as poorly matched to its star as Drillbit Taylor, which casts Owen Wilson as a homeless Army deserter and con... More>>
By Luke Y. Thompson
Published: March 20, 2008
The latest and greatest Dr. Seuss adaptation The latest and greatest Dr. Seuss adaptation
Was Dr. Seuss oblivious to his own genius? The allegory of his charming Horton Hears a Who! remains fluid today and, like its crafty rhymes, ebbs... More>>
By Ed Gonzalez
Published: March 13, 2008
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