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A Yogi's Revengenew
The simple revenge plot is not unfamiliar, but it’s unlikely moviegoers have seen it presented as magically as it is in Milarepa, a sort of spiritual biopic about a revered 11th-century monk and yogi.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling
'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
The Beatles Get Squished in Film Based on Their Songsnew
Nostalgic for the days of revolution, director Julie Taymor hijacks The Beatles and reduces them to topical art.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
Comedian Jeff Garlin Directs a Bittersweet Flicknew
This indie film carries the remarkably unpretentious air of a small movie, simply shot with an utterly straightforward story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
John Tuturro Loves Pop Musicnew
Taking the movie-musical seriously puts Turturro miles ahead of the recent awful Hollywood musical resurgence that confuses personal musical expression with camp.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
'The Bubble' Combines Sitcom Premise with Authentic Perilnew
Eytan Fox upholds the dynamic with an ear for camaraderie not unlike that of Richard Linklater. Unlike Linklater, however, Fox is working in a part of the world generally perceived in these parts as a war zone.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Eytan Fox, The Bubble
'The Bubble' Redeems the Nihilism of 'Cruising'new
Cruising was never considered a model of superior filmmaking, and even 27 years ago, public protests questioned its credibility as a depiction of gay life.
The Bubble marks the distance movies have progressed since.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
'The 11th Hour': Leo's Truthnew
This film should be mandatory viewing in every classroom around the globe.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
'Death at a Funeral': Bury Your Deadnew
You'd have to be a shameless Anglophile to tolerate this sub-BBC twaddle.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Frank Oz
'The Invasion': Paranoid Yet?new
The filmmakers suggest that anyone not paranoid about the Bush administration is inhuman -- this makes the film Hollywood's ugliest exploitation yet of the Iraq War.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Oliver Hirschbiegel, The Invasion
'The Nanny Diaries': Class Crashnew
Though basically a light entertainment, the film breaks movie culture's unspoken taboo against class consciousness.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
We're All Made of 'Stardust'new
Imagine a fairy-tale made by a retarded Jacques Demy -- that is, a live-action equivalent of the insufferable Shrek.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
Armed and 'Delirious'new
Steve Buscemi plays another despondent entertainment journalist with less satisfying results.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
08-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Delirious, Tom DiCillo
'If I Didn't Care': Old Dirty Tricksnew
Low-budget noir relies on time-honored formula with great results.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
08-09-2007 |
Reviews
'Dans Paris'new
Following the deaths of Antonioni and Bergman, this film not only loses its charm but is devastatingly disappointing -- it suggests that humane film art is out of favor.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Christophe Honore, Dans Paris
