Those seeking a spiritual counterpart to the yin of Lynne Ramsay's masterfully moody Morvern Callar will find their yang in David Mackenzie's... More>>
Korea's Kim Ki-duk transforms social philosophy into visual poetry
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April 29, 2004
Ever evolving, always changing, the universe nonetheless sustains many constants: Hair metal never really goes away. British women inevitably... More>>
I am going to give 13 Going on 30 too much credit, though it's hardly worth the effort; Lord knows the filmmakers didn't put much into it. It's a... More>>
It's the docs that rock this year's USAFF schedule
By Robert Wilonsky,
April 22, 2004
Among the so-called highlights of this year's USA Film Festival, which opens Thursday and runs through April 29, is Napoleon Dynamite, which sold... More>>
If only Dogville were at least involving enough to be perplexing. Sigh. In simplest terms--which it definitely deserves--Lars von Trier's latest... More>>
The Bride's back for blood, this time without the mess
By Robert Wilonsky,
April 15, 2004
The six-month intermission is over; those of you left in the lobby, wondering if Uma Thurman ever did kill Bill, may now return to your seats and... More>>
An Israeli clan takes its Broken Wings and tries to fly again
By Bill Gallo,
April 15, 2004
In Israeli writer-director Nir Bergman's Broken Wings, we never see an automatic weapon, a military roadblock or a horrific explosion on a city... More>>
Connie and Carla models a classic but ends up being a drag
By Bill Gallo,
April 15, 2004
When we first see the title characters of Connie and Carla, a penny-dreadful imitation of one of Hollywood's most inimitable comedies, they are... More>>
Neil Young charts his Greendale via "a little love and affection"
By Gregory Weinkauf,
April 08, 2004
Up front, it's "full disclosure" time. Let it be confessed here, publicly, that I have never been a religious Neil Young fan. Always liked him... More>>
Intermission kicks through the debris of modern Ireland
By Gregory Weinkauf,
April 01, 2004
As a proud sponsor of the Colin Farrell media blitz, Intermission opens on the lad's salable mug, basically sporting the same buzz-cut 'n' tats... More>>
Sudanese refugees struggle to make their way in America
By Melissa Levine,
April 01, 2004
Those of us who grew up in the United States may be weary of our country's claims of freedom and opportunity. Faced with a wobbly quote from our... More>>
This Roman Holiday redux sacrifices itself for a happy ending
By Melissa Levine,
April 01, 2004
She's a pre-med farm girl intent on administering to the world's suffering children. He's a car-racing Danish prince looking to shed the burdens... More>>
The Golden Age of the Comic Book Movie has turned the color of tarnished copper. But there is no going back, not when comic shops have become... More>>
Family man Smith goes soft in a story about a Girl
By Robert Wilonsky,
March 25, 2004
Jersey Girl, the sixth film by writer-director Kevin Smith, is the least Kevin Smith-y film he's ever made, which will be welcome news to those... More>>
Tom Hanks steals the Coens' latest by playing--get this--very broad and funny
By Robert Wilonsky,
March 25, 2004
The Ladykillers is the second film in as many years made by Joel and Ethan Coen to fill space between pet projects that seem to run off leash;... More>>
The belated holiday anime Tokyo Godfathers is a genre-bending offer you shouldn't refuse
By Luke Y. Thompson,
March 25, 2004
Viewers rightfully marvel at the colorful CG seascapes of Finding Nemo and the unique drawing style of The Triplets of Belleville, but when it... More>>
Inside the Spotless Mind is a big and beating heart
By Robert Wilonsky,
March 18, 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in which a man has recollections of a soured relationship erased from his brain, may be the most romantic... More>>
A sweet German film pokes fun at East Berlin life after communism
By Melissa Levine,
March 18, 2004
If you were a college-aged East Berliner in October 1989, chances are that your time was occupied by one of several things. Protesting comes to... More>>
