Ivy says: “I caught this last night at the Brattle. I am so glad I saw it on the big screen! I have felt for years that Von Trier is a talented filmmaker and DOGVILLE just reconfirms this belief. “It
Bruce says: “Mahmut (Muzaffer Ozdemir) and Yusuf (Emin Toprak ) both hail from the same mountain village. Mahmut, who is the elder by at least a dozen years, is a self-made man. He is educated, a successful photographer in both
Chris says: “A DIRTY SHAME is an intermittently amusing but generally trite film. NC-17 rating and all, I wasn’t expecting John Waters to make another PINK FLAMINGOS, but there’s absolutely nothing shocking or subversive going on here. Like every other
Chris says: “This frenzied documentary is worthy of the hype lavished upon it. A chronicle of seven years in the lives of two bands (The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre) who start out as friends and end up
Scot says: “To everyone who wanted to take the extra pass Michael had for the new biopic of Cole Porter’s life, but couldn’t, I say, ‘Consider yourselves lucky.’ It was de-lousy. “I hate to discourage *anyone* from seeing more musicals,
Bruce says: “This bleak piece of filmmaking is the story of Robert, an unemployed actor who has been making the rounds in New York for a decade or so. He has a childish optimism that keeps him going in spite
Michael says: “CRIMSON GOLD is the latest film by Iranian director Jafar Panahi (THE CIRCLE) written by Abbas Kiarostami (TEN, A TASTE OF CHERRY.) This circular film examines the class inequities in Iran in a similar way to Panahi’s THE
Bruce says: “While for some time THE DAYS OF BEING WILD has been available for viewing at home in the room of your choice, it has never before had a theatrical release in the United States. Made in 1991, it
Hilary says: “This remake of 2002 Chlotrudis-eligible film NINE QUEENS managed to be even more boring than the original. “John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, and Maggie Gyllenhaal go through the paces of a ridiculous elaborate con plot and the result
Bruce says: “American media often mentions that Al Jazeera is influencing the entire Arab world, creating anti-American propaganda. The Western world identifies Al Jazeera primarily as the outlet for all the Bin Laden tapes. It is not far-fetched to assume
