THE CONSTANT GARDENER is a thriller with a conscience and a romantic streak, both equally memorable. The DVD of it is memorable for what it doesn’t have: a commentary track. One could speculate endlessly about why that is, or one can move on to the bonus features that are available, including the usual deleted and… Read More »
THE LIBERTINE
Johnny Depp, an actor who not only takes chances, but seeks them out with a ferocity to match the considerable talent at his disposal, is not, alas, enough to save THE LIBERTINE. Adapted from the play of the same name by its author, Stephen Jeffreys, this intimate look at John Wilmot, the second Earl of… Read More »
HOT FUZZ
Co-writers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright made an indelible impression with SHAUN OF THE DEAD, an unconventional look at what happens to human relationships when zombies run rampant through a London neighborhood. Wright directed, Pegg co-starred as Shaun, with Nick Frost as his pear-shaped and singularly unhelpful flatmate. All three of them are back in HOT… Read More »
28 WEEKS LATER
It’s not that we expect a great deal from a sequel. Few can be said to equal, much less surpass, their originals. There’s GODFATHER II, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, the second and third installments of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. After that, the list dwindles. The list of sequels that land with a resounding thud,… Read More »
SUNSHINE
With SUNSHINE, Danny Boyle once again switches film genres with a masterly touch. Having explored gritty realism with TRAINSPOTTING, social satire with SHALLOW GRAVE, whimsical fantasy with MILLIONS, and apocalyptic horror with 28 DAYS LATER, he has moved on to science fiction, albeit science fiction that also functions as a white-knuckle thriller. For all the… Read More »
YOUNG@HEART
YOUNG@HEART’s filmmaker, Stephen Walker, settles the question of whether 70-, 80-, and 90-year-old singers can cover punk, rock, and alternative music with the very first scene of his exhilarating documentary. In it, 92-year-old Eileen Hall is getting to the heart of “Shall I Stay Or Shall I Go” by The Clash with a verve and… Read More »
RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME
May the powers that be bless the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, that fine institution that rescued RED ROCK WEST from direct-to-video oblivion. Now the programmers there have discovered RIVERS AND TIDES, Andy Goldsworthy WORKING WITH TIME, a poetic documentary about the work of that artist whose works balance effortlessly the line between static and… Read More »
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
SHAUN OF THE DEAD is a crisp and lethally funny blend of B-movie monsters and those “kitchen sink” dramas from Britain’s theatrical renaissance of the late 50s and early 60s. Our angry young man is the Shaun (Simon Pegg) of the title, a feckless drone with a dead-end job that is a daily, even hourly… Read More »
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