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Rabia -- Film Review
"Rabia" is an effectively atmospheric suspense drama by Ecuadorian Sebastian Cordero ("Cronicas") that starts out conveying the day-in-a-life naturalism of a Ken Loach film before venturing into decidedly Hitchcockian territory.
"Rabia" is an effectively atmospheric suspense drama by Ecuadorian Sebastian Cordero ("Cronicas") that starts out conveying the day-in-a-life naturalism of a Ken Loach film before venturing into decidedly Hitchcockian territory.
Solomon Kane -- Film Review
Though its grasp of English history may be a bit fanciful, "Solomon Kane" is a powerful, high-spirited romp through the realms of the increasingly popular fantasy genre.
Though its grasp of English history may be a bit fanciful, "Solomon Kane" is a powerful, high-spirited romp through the realms of the increasingly popular fantasy genre.
The House of Branching Love -- Film Review
Director Mika Kaurismaki is back in Toronto with an offbeat, often funny battle of the sexes comedy that is perfectly pleasant to watch.
Director Mika Kaurismaki is back in Toronto with an offbeat, often funny battle of the sexes comedy that is perfectly pleasant to watch.
Cracks -- Film Review
Eva Green successfully leaves Bond behind as a free-spirited teacher at a British girls boarding school who isn't all she's cracked up to be in the erotically-laced period drama, "Cracked."
Eva Green successfully leaves Bond behind as a free-spirited teacher at a British girls boarding school who isn't all she's cracked up to be in the erotically-laced period drama, "Cracked."
Youth in Revolt -- Film Review
The collision of adolescent hormones and parental folly, hardly new cinematic territory, gets a bracing absurdist slant in "Youth in Revolt."
The collision of adolescent hormones and parental folly, hardly new cinematic territory, gets a bracing absurdist slant in "Youth in Revolt."
Phantom Pain -- Film Review
"Phantom Pain" is very much a vehicle for Germany's reigning male star, Til Schweiger, who gets to do it all: show off a perfectly sculpted body, project virile male charisma and display a range of emotions that anticipates the awards season.
"Phantom Pain" is very much a vehicle for Germany's reigning male star, Til Schweiger, who gets to do it all: show off a perfectly sculpted body, project virile male charisma and display a range of emotions that anticipates the awards season.
Whip It -- Film Review
With "Whip It," her remarkable debut as a director, Drew Barrymore proves that she is just as perky, quirky and talented behind the camera as in front of it.
With "Whip It," her remarkable debut as a director, Drew Barrymore proves that she is just as perky, quirky and talented behind the camera as in front of it.
The Vintner's Luck -- Film Review
It's difficult to believe that the same director who made the simple and affecting "Whale Rider" in 2002 and the underrated "North Country" in 2005, is responsible for "The Vintner's Luck," an overblown work of amazing silliness.
It's difficult to believe that the same director who made the simple and affecting "Whale Rider" in 2002 and the underrated "North Country" in 2005, is responsible for "The Vintner's Luck," an overblown work of amazing silliness.
Triage -- Film Review
"Triage," director Danis Tanovic's film about an Irish war photographer who's emotionally crippled by his experiences in Kurdistan, takes familiar subject matter and presents it in a largely unremarkable manner.
"Triage," director Danis Tanovic's film about an Irish war photographer who's emotionally crippled by his experiences in Kurdistan, takes familiar subject matter and presents it in a largely unremarkable manner.
A Single Man -- Film Review
Designer Tom Ford makes a surprisingly successful leap from the fashion industry to the big screen with "A Single Man," a standout directing debut about a gay college professor who loses his longtime partner.
Designer Tom Ford makes a surprisingly successful leap from the fashion industry to the big screen with "A Single Man," a standout directing debut about a gay college professor who loses his longtime partner.
The Invention of Lying -- Film Review
The first half-hour of "The Invention of Lying," co-directed and co-written by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, is so sharply fresh, clever and laugh-out-loud hilarious that you can't help but wonder how they'll sustain it for another hour. To be honest, they can't.
The first half-hour of "The Invention of Lying," co-directed and co-written by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, is so sharply fresh, clever and laugh-out-loud hilarious that you can't help but wonder how they'll sustain it for another hour. To be honest, they can't.
Get Low -- Film Review
"Get Low" coasts along on Southern folkloric whimsy and sly humor for a good while but can't escape the fact that, as backwoods legends go, this one lacks a real payoff.
"Get Low" coasts along on Southern folkloric whimsy and sly humor for a good while but can't escape the fact that, as backwoods legends go, this one lacks a real payoff.
Dorian Gray -- Film Review
Much wilder if not more Wildean, this new version of "Dorian Gray" by British director Oliver Parker professes to re-interpret the novel on which it's based, and it surely accomplishes that.
Much wilder if not more Wildean, this new version of "Dorian Gray" by British director Oliver Parker professes to re-interpret the novel on which it's based, and it surely accomplishes that.
My Tehran for Sale -- Film Review
Filmed on the sly in the streets of Iran, "My Tehran for Sale" gives an unauthorized peek at the oppressive Muslim state's underground scene and the muted rebellion of its youth.
Filmed on the sly in the streets of Iran, "My Tehran for Sale" gives an unauthorized peek at the oppressive Muslim state's underground scene and the muted rebellion of its youth.
I, Don Giovanni -- Film Review
"I, Don Giovanni" is lushly photographed and grandly conceived yet this movie about musical genius never comes alive.
"I, Don Giovanni" is lushly photographed and grandly conceived yet this movie about musical genius never comes alive.
Under the Mountain -- Film Review
Based on a popular fantasy novel by Maurice Gee, this New Zealand entry manages to invoke nearly every genre cliche ever formulated by the lazy mind of man.
Based on a popular fantasy novel by Maurice Gee, this New Zealand entry manages to invoke nearly every genre cliche ever formulated by the lazy mind of man.
Hotel Atlantico -- Film Review
Brazilian filmmaker Suzana Amaral's third feature in 23 years, "Hotel Atlantico" follows the seemingly random trek taken by an out-of-work actor through Southern Brazil. But the path to his final destination proves to be much more deliberately mapped out than would first appear in this compelling puzzle of a road movie.
Brazilian filmmaker Suzana Amaral's third feature in 23 years, "Hotel Atlantico" follows the seemingly random trek taken by an out-of-work actor through Southern Brazil. But the path to his final destination proves to be much more deliberately mapped out than would first appear in this compelling puzzle of a road movie.
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself -- Film Review
Part musical, part love story, part family melodrama, part inspirational treacle, Tyler Perry's latest movie is something of an unholy mess.
Part musical, part love story, part family melodrama, part inspirational treacle, Tyler Perry's latest movie is something of an unholy mess.
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel -- Film Review
While the octogenarian man of the hour has granted Berman unprecedented access to his life and times, it's the latter that prove to be the real eye-opener here.
While the octogenarian man of the hour has granted Berman unprecedented access to his life and times, it's the latter that prove to be the real eye-opener here.
Sorority Row -- Film Review
Despite its provenance, the film is most likely to inspire comparisons to "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and its sequels, with which it shares the basic plot line of young people trying to cover up a murderous deed, only to find that it comes back to bite them in the ass.
Despite its provenance, the film is most likely to inspire comparisons to "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and its sequels, with which it shares the basic plot line of young people trying to cover up a murderous deed, only to find that it comes back to bite them in the ass.
Leslie, My Name Is Evil -- Film Review
Reminding one of the worst excesses of agitprop theater during the late '60s and '70s, "Leslie, My Name Is Evil" is a strident, awkward piece constructed around the murder trial of Charlie Manson and his "family."
Reminding one of the worst excesses of agitprop theater during the late '60s and '70s, "Leslie, My Name Is Evil" is a strident, awkward piece constructed around the murder trial of Charlie Manson and his "family."
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt -- Film Review
In theory, digging into the RKO archives for remake possibilities is a fine idea, but this redo of Fritz Lang's 1956 film noir is no improvement on a potboiler that was no great shakes to begin with.
In theory, digging into the RKO archives for remake possibilities is a fine idea, but this redo of Fritz Lang's 1956 film noir is no improvement on a potboiler that was no great shakes to begin with.
Waking Sleeping Beauty -- Film Review
Though a movie made by outsiders might have been more scathing than "Waking Sleeping Beauty," this movie from Walt Disney Studios insiders Don Hahn and Peter Schneider is surprisingly hard-hitting and revealing.
Though a movie made by outsiders might have been more scathing than "Waking Sleeping Beauty," this movie from Walt Disney Studios insiders Don Hahn and Peter Schneider is surprisingly hard-hitting and revealing.
Jennifer's Body -- Film Review
A campy pastiche of horror and high-school movie cliches, the film only rises above standard-issue scare fare by dint of Diablo Cody's sneaky sense of humor.
A campy pastiche of horror and high-school movie cliches, the film only rises above standard-issue scare fare by dint of Diablo Cody's sneaky sense of humor.
Whiteout -- Film Review
Even a bad thriller can be entertaining, and this gory murder mystery set in Antarctica has a certain dumb fascination -- up to a point. Then it is defeated by its sheer idiocy.
Even a bad thriller can be entertaining, and this gory murder mystery set in Antarctica has a certain dumb fascination -- up to a point. Then it is defeated by its sheer idiocy.
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