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'The September Issue' Mostly Lobs Softballs at Anna Wintournew

When face time is scored, it's not far from Chris Wallace's recent fawning Dick Cheney interview. Softballs are lobbed, and Wintour gets to look, alas, vaguely human. She remains, basically, unchallenged, her devil boss status unchanged but herself all the more lovable.

Philadelphia Weekly | Matt Prigge | 09-14-2009 | Reviews

Tags: Anna Wintour, R.J. Cutler, The September Issue, Vogue, documentaries

Czech Jiri Menzel Shows His Mastery in 'I Served the King of England'new

Like Closely Watched Trains, England was adapted from author Bohumil Hrabal, and likewise concerns the wacky and horrifying misadventures of a well-meaning innocent living (eventually) under occupation.

Philadelphia Weekly | Matt Prigge | 09-08-2008 | Reviews

Tags: I Served the King of England, Jiri Menzel

'Brideshead Revisited' Doesn't Want to Follow Its Sourcenew

Any adaptation ought to be its own thing, but the film's hesitation to follow its source to the end produces a confused, schizophrenic work.

Philadelphia Weekly | Matt Prigge | 07-28-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Julian Jarrold, Brideshead Revisited

'Love Songs' Offers Perverse Entertainmentnew

The film takes a sudden nosedive into a deep, deep funk, vying to becoming the most depressing musical since Cabaret.

Philadelphia Weekly | Matt Prigge | 06-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Drama, Christophe Honore, Love Songs, Chiara Mastroianni, Clotilde Hesme, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, musical

'Persepolis': A Good But Unnecessary Adaptationnew

While its minimalist black-and-white drawing style makes it a prime candidate for a translation from comics to film, Persepolis runs into a bit of a snag.

Philadelphia Weekly | Matt Prigge | 01-22-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Persepolis, Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi