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Long on Title, Short on Qualitynew
Unfortunately, Miller has blindly stumbled upon a weird, interesting film somewhere in the middle of his storm of wet crud, but he has neither the wit nor the courage to let it out.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Just a Homoerotic Crime Capernew
Many French caper films are as much essays as they are films -- case studies arguing for the artistic relevance of Hitchcock and film noir -- but this one isn't.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Classe Tous Risques, Claude Sautet
Monkeyshines for Soul Powernew
This provocateur documentary is a wonderful showcase for Chappelle's ability to be bitingly funny, but still personable, while remaining free of the perfunctory conceits of sketch writers.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Too Dumb to Chargenew
Lionel Baier offers a slightly uncomfortable glimpse into a young gigolo's irredeemably twisted logic.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
02-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Garcon Stupide, Lionel Baier
Not Really a Sadistic Bastardnew
For someone whose talent is so universally admired, Lars Von Trier seems to generate more bitter contention than anyone else making movies today -- Manderlay is sure to continue this trend.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lars von Trier, Manderlay
A Brilliant Film That Sucksnew
There's no getting around the fact that The Intruder is an elliptical, and perhaps an even literally meaningless film.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
01-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Claire Denis, The Intruder
More Disturbing than Davey and Goliathnew
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! is set in a post-apocalyptic future, and is a claymation rendering of the Manson Family murders -- no, seriously.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
01-25-2006 |
Reviews
'Just Plain Dolemite'new
Rudy Ray Moore traces the history of film's most legendary badass.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
01-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dolemite
Holden Caulfield Meets Hogan's Heroesnew
This recent film from Germany throws a fading line back to that country's buried horror, and is on that strength alone a vital bit of cinema.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
01-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Before the Fall, Dennis Gansel
Comedy Thriller Is Dead Before the Final Reelnew
The Dying Gaul may have been a great play, but onscreen, it proves to be a dying film.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Lucas, The Dying Gaul
Putting the 'F' in Family Dramanew
Forty Shades of Blue is a film that proves honesty isn't everything.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Forty Shades of Blue
The Heist Aquatic: Pilfering From a Willing Wes Andersonnew
There’s something sinister in the parallels between Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale and Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. But no matter how much content Squid shares with its predecessor, it feels completely different.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
A Trio of Excellent Opportunities to Lose Your Lunchnew
Favoring the artsy side, but unafraid of a little muck, is the pan-Asian horror anthology Three ... Extremes, which ties together three short works by Hong Kong-based Fruit Chan, Korea’s Chan-wook Park, and from Japan, the gleefully disturbed Takashi Miike.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
10-26-2005 |
Reviews
Homicidal Homos Put Hurt on Hollywoodnew
So when's the last time you've seen a candy-colored gay slasher flick, complete with a snappy homo-esque dialogue? HellBent is the very first gay slasher film, and it goes out of its way to let you know.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
10-12-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: HellBent, Paul Etheredge-Ouzts
Dead Puppets Make Better Loversnew
Tim Burton knows how to tickle eyeballs with rich and playful visuals, but he can't carry an innovative plot to save his life.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
09-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Tim Burton, The Corpse Bride
