Bruce says: “Probably the less said about Susanne Bier’s AFTER THE WEDDING the more enjoyable the viewing experience will be. A simple plot outline was all I had as background information before seeing the film; I was extremely glad not
Michael says: “Patrick Creadon’s WORDPLAY certainly is a crowd-pleaser, with a combination of celebrities talking about their crossword habits, interviews with the New York Times puzzle editor and one of the creators, and a look at the Annual Crossword competition
Beth says: “Ken Loach directing Cillian Murphy, about the lead up to and the start of the Irish Civil War in the 20’s. I really liked this film, and give it 4 cats, however, I have to put a large
Michael says: “As President Eisenhower left office, he gave a cautionary speech about the United States turning into a military industrial complex. Eugene Jareckis powerful documentary interweaves this startlingly prescient speech with examples of how we ignored our departing Presidents
Bruce says: “Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) is a thug of the worst kind, a man with no moral compass. He hangs around with a gang of friends committing whatever crimes they can pull of to keep a meager lifestyle alive. He
Chris says: “In one of his first (good) English-speaking roles, Gael Garcia Bernal is a young man who has just finished a stint in the US Navy. Named Elvis (hence the film’s ironic title), he rolls into Corpus Christi, Texas,
Beth C. says: “This film did an excellent job by bringing together a broad range of comedic talent. The film was by most standards a formulaic American summer comedy. But, that’s OK! Because as long as the jokes are funny
Michael says: “Despite rather major concessions to plot, and the fact that Scot and I came up with better motivations for certain characters to make the plot work better, I found STRANGER THAN FICTION to be a valiant piece of
Chris says: “Contrary to what popular television shows like Will and Grace tell us, not all gay people live in hip, urbane neighborhoods. Malcolm Ingram’s documentary counters this stereotype by chronicling two gay bars in backwoods Mississippi. One, Rumors, stands
Bruce says: “Sydney Pollock is an experienced, award-winning filmmaker. Until SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY, all of his films have been feature films, not a single documentary in his portfolio. What made him make this film? Gehry and Pollock have been
