Michael says: “A children’s film by Takashi Miike, auteur responsible for the nightmarish (AUDITION), the sick (VISITOR Q), and the bizarre (HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS) certainly seems like an oxymoron. And upon initial viewing, this fable about Japanese goblins attempting
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
Michael says: “In the tradition of feel-good films like BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM or BILLY ELLIOT combined, WONDROUS OBLIVION shows us our collective prejudices but allows us to overcome them in a slightly formulaic, but ultimately more successful film than
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
Bruce says: “Henry Geldzahler was an anomaly – a gay man often traveling in circles of predominately straight artists who liked to hang out at the famed Cedar Tavern in Greenwich Village; a curator of contemporary art for a museum
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: “From the time they first formed Merchant Ivory Productions in 1961 producer Ishmael Merchant and director James Ivory worked together on twenty seven films, the most lauded of which are THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, MAURICE, A ROOM
Bruce says: “Wetlands used to be about twenty blocks from where I live and I had never heard of it. The reason for that is pretty clear. Some big names played at Wetlands before becoming famous – Dave Matthews, Phish,
Hilary says: “Actor Richard E. Grant’s writing/directing debut is an autobiographical sketch of his upbringing in Swaziland, on the cusp of independence from British occupation. Nicholas Hoult (ABOUT A BOY) is quite good as Ralphie, son of Harry Compton (Gabriel
Michael says: “Deepa Metha’s WATER marks the final installment in her elements trilogy, films set in India, highlighting some of that country’s social injustices. Set in the 1930’s Mehta backdrops her story with the decline of England’s colonial rule and
