Alfie What Kind Of Man Reads Playboy? The original 1966 version of Alfie is a classic. But, unless you grew up in swingin' '60s London, the film probably doesn't count [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 04, 2004 Read More “Turn on the cruise control and climb back here
Vera Drake Stunning English Drama Turns Controversy Into Crushing Emotion Vera Drake, the new film from noted British director Mike Leigh (Topsy-Turvy, Secrets & Lies), is not the most cheerful film of the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 28, 2004 Read More “Pack up your kit and it’s off to Old Bailey for you
Birth Is Kidman Robbing The Cradle In This Unusual Romantic Drama? Birth, at least from the trailers, appears to have the slightly uneasy concept of ravishing beauty Nicole Kidman falling in love with a [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 28, 2004 Read More “Dear Nicole: I want you back. I promise I’ll bathe. Love
I Heart Huckabees Philosophical Comedy Is Fundamentally Confused David O. Russell's I Heart Huckabees is a parable of orderly excess, of curiosity taken to dire extremes, and, if nothing else, its [...] Ari Aster \ Oct 21, 2004 Read More “Whiskey tango foxtrot alpha to base
Shall We Dance? Dance Movie Remake Generates Less Steam Than A “Solid Gold” Reunion. The spectacle of new films chewing ravenously on the entrails of old (and, in this case, not so old) movies should no longer [...] Ari Aster \ Oct 14, 2004 Read More “No
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence Eye-Popping Sequel Is An Incredible Visual Thesis The 1995 anime film Ghost in the Shell casts a long shadow in pop culture. Its violent futureworld of downloadable consciousness, urban blight [...] Kyle Silfer \ Oct 14, 2004 Read More “Why do you always get to be the bad cop?”
The Seagull'S Laughter Based on a popular Icelandic novel, The Seagull's Laughter is undoubtedly a more powerful offering for those born and raised on the chilly [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 07, 2004 Read More The new Icelandic eveningwear collection from J. Crew.
Going Upriver: The Long War Of John Kerry A Sort Of Homecoming It's April 20, 1971, and thousands of men in the prime of their lives, having returned from Vietnam, kneel silently before the gates [...] Tim McGivern \ Sep 30, 2004 Read More “What do you have to do to get into the Capitol
The Forgotten Chilling Little Thriller Doles Out Shocks With Surprising Skill The Forgotten is one of those hard-to-describe, hard-to-categorize films. If I had to give it a single banner, I'd call it a thriller, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 30, 2004 Read More “It’s true. You’ve got to accept it. ... The Village People was not a real band.”
Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow Old-Fashioned Superior Invites Viewers Into A World Of Visual Wonders Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a retro-futuristic sci-fi fantasy that plays out like some lost '30s Saturday morning movie serial [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 23, 2004 Read More There’s nothing like the sight of a boy and his zap gun.
