Diane says: “Donnie Darko is a schizophrenic adolescent who sees through the falsity of authority figures and classmates, and is hallucinating in a dangerous way. Janet, like reviewer Gerry Peary, saw Donnie as a Jesus figure because he sacrifices himself
Michael says: “I’ve been racking up the docs as the year approaches a close, and I’d meant to catch DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS in the theatre after it opened to strong, positive reviews. DOGTOWN uses amazing historical footage and an impressive
Laura says: “LIFE & DEBT is a particularly powerful film in today’s climate, when Americans are more open to questioning why their country isn’t necessarily loved as much as they believe it should be. The biggest irony of Black’s film
Michael says: “This heart-rending film looks at a Vietnamese-American girl, taken from her mother at the age of 7 and air-lifted to the United States near the end of the VietNam War. She is adopted by a single woman in
Michael says: “Whoo Boy! I haven’t seen a movie that I’ve disliked this much in quite a while. “Set presumably in the 70’s, 4 boys in Catholic school misbehave, pay the consequences and grow up a little. Despite a host
Bob G. says: “Jeremy Renner takes an almost impossible task — demythologizing serial cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer — and hits it out of the park. He has Dahmer’s blandness, which was his key to remaining undetected for so long, down pat.
Laura says: “Were it not for MacDowell’s honest performance, the genuine heat between her and Doughty, and an imaginative use of musical themes, CRUSH would be pure Lifetime television fare. While jealousy among female friends is a true enough phenomenon,
Laura says: “Or should that title be the crimes of Father Amaro? Carlos Carrera’s pot boiler, adapted from an 1875 novel by screenwriter Vicente Lenero, is long on licentiousness and short on subtlety. While the grey shadings of Benito’s character
Hilary says: “Roman Coppola officially joins the family business with his directorial debut, CQ. For anyone out there who loves BARBARELLA (and I know there’s at least one other person among the membership that will admit this) it’s a must-see.
Janet says: “THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB with snow. This documentary about a men’s choir in the small fishing village of Belgevad, Norway, starts out seeming like it will be short, skimpy, funny, then goes much deeper than you’d ever
Hilary says: “I think Steven Soderbergh should be quite flattered: George Clooneys directorial debut, CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND, is a tribute to his work. Clearly the films they’ve done together have had a great influence on Clooney. Stylistically, the
Clinton says: “This thoroughly charming and visually exciting documentary follows the hippie drag troupe who started a legendary anarchist gender-ambiguous theatre movement in late 60’s San Francisco. The Cockettes, a more ribald and daring kick-line than their New York namesakes,
Laura says: “In Paris, Napoleon mostly waits for the unveiling of the imposter in order to make his move. The film rouses itself when Napoleon turns around Pumpkin’s (Iben Hjeile, HIGH FIDELITY) fruit business with military strategy, but little else
Michael says: “This follow-up concert film to her terrific I’M THE ONE THAT I WANT, is more outrageous and funny… but a little less well put together. Obviously, if you like Cho, you’ll enjoy her films, if you don’t… stay
Laura says: “In 1830’s Paris, an environment of rich in artistry and hedonism, George Sand (Juliette Binoche, CHOCOLAT) gives a public reading of her second novel, ‘Lelia,’ declaring that it is easier for a man to accuse a woman of
Hilary says: “Sad to say there have been few bright spots as I’ve been slogging through my end-of-year viewing. However, when I noticed that there weren’t any posted reviews on CHERISH I wanted to put my two cents in. “CHERISH
Laura says: “While CHARLOTTE GRAY can be an infuriating film at times, with its heroine who not once, but twice, travels a great distance on behalf of a man who may not be committed to her or even alive, it
Greg says: “Em and I saw this film at the Toronto Film Festival and it got like a 10 minute standing ovation after it screened. It’s more in-depth and serious than his other films, as it tackles the perplexing and
Laura says: “When Judy Helfand’s parents had her childhood home sided with blue vinyl, she was determined to find a cost-effective, more environmentally friendly, alternative. Judy and her co-director Daniel Gold (who won the Sundance cinematography award for this) begin
Laura says: “Writer/director Paul Greengrass (THE THEORY OF FLIGHT) consulted Don Mullan, author of Eyewitness Blood Sunday, who had read the hundreds of civilian accounts ignored by the first official inquiry into the massacre and decided to tell his story
