Carolyn says: “I only read a short blurb before seeing this film, so I didn’t really know what to expect. I found the story engaging and the characters realistic, but not very developed. The depth was in the story and
Michael says: “After scoring with their documentary THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE back in 2000, the writer/director team of Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato tackled narrative films with the slightly disastrous PARTY MONSTER in 2003 (okay, it grabbed a Best
Chris says: “Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz), owner of a Chicago gallery specializing in outsider art, finds herself very much an outsider when she travels to small town North Carolina to acquire a local artist’s work. Coincidentally, George (Alessandro Nivola), her husband
Bruce says: “INNOCENT VOICES gets my vote for the best cinematography in 2005. From the opening scene of the solders’ footsteps in the rain, it is clear this film will be a visual treat. The night scenes, particularly the frightening
Diane says: “Dysfunctional family deals with a tragedy. Is this eligible? Noms for worst screenplay (writers threw in every family plot element but the kitchen sink), worst direction, worst soundtrack, and worst acting (although they didn’t have much to work
Bruce says: “Looking at the world through a child’s eyes is a wonderful cinematic experience providing the director is competent and the child is perfect for the role. Fortunately both ingredients are present in I AM. Piotr, the lead, was
Hilary says: “Yes, it’s as bad as it looks. David Duchovny proves that he should stay away from directing and writing and likely restrict his acting to the small screen. “Anton Yelchin as the young version of Duchovny’s character, and
Chris says: “I have to admit I was hooked from the first scene, where the amazing, immense contraption that gives this film its title emerges through a brown, dusty fog. Although based on a story by Diana Wynne Jones, this
Michael says: “Lucrecia Martel’s THE HOLY GIRL is a perplexing, but ultimately rewarding (for me) film. More a series of vignettes involving several families in Argentina, THE HOLY GIRL examines religion, awakening sexuality and family dynamics in a highly symbolic
Bruce says: “The opening scenes of Bernardo Bertolucci’s THE DREAMERS involve Andre Malraux’s firing of Henri Langlois founder of the Cinémathèque Française. In front of the Cinémathèque Matthew, an American, meets Isabelle and Theo, twins who have a bizarre incestuous
