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Hated Director Uwe Boll Takes on His Criticsnew

Speaking to the Mirror from Vancouver, he delivered an uninterrupted five-minute monologue touching on why nobody in Chicago wanted to interview him and he had to fly home after the screening, neo-Nazis, why Alone in the Dark was just as good as Elektra, why Paul Haggis' Crash is "pathetic," and how Postal is an incisive indictment of America.

Montreal Mirror | Mark Slutsky | 05-30-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Uwe Boll, Postal

'The World According to Monsanto' Investigates the Agricultural Giantnew

The extent of the Monsanto corporation's evildoing, and how they've been able to get away with it for so long, is the subject of the scrupulous, thorough and damning new film from French director Marie-Monique Robin, who's published a companion book of the same title.

Montreal Mirror | Malcolm Fraser | 05-23-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: food, agriculture, documentary, crops, GMOs, Marie-Monique Robin, Montsanto, The World According to Monsanto

Go Back to Narnia with 'Prince Caspian'new

It's a little long, a little boring, but not entirely without visual inventiveness. Your mileage may vary depending on whether you're squiring tykes (sure, why not) or going by yourself as a grown-ass man or woman (don't bother).

Montreal Mirror | Mark Slutsky | 05-16-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Andrew Adamson, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Garth Jennings & Nick Goldsmith on Their Affectionate Tribute to '80s Action Moviesnew

Much like Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind, Son of Rambow is the story of a group of inspired amateurs competing with Hollywood on a shoestring. It's a sweet and frequently hilarious film that overflows with the spirit of childhood derring-do.

Montreal Mirror | Mark Slutsky | 05-09-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Garth Jennings, Son of Rambow

David Mamet's Kung-Fu Comebacknew

He's back in shape with the martial-arts thriller Redbelt.

Montreal Mirror | Malcolm Fraser | 05-09-2008 | Reviews

Tags: David Mamet, Redbelt

'Speed Racer' is a Migraine in Movie Formnew

The Wachowskis have used their skills as visual craftsmen to replicate the tics and wild stylization of the original. The results are at times amusing, at least in a "I can't believe there's actually a chimpanzee flying through the air against a streaky neon background" sense, and at most other times, nauseating.

Montreal Mirror | Mark Slutsky | 05-09-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Speed Racer, Andy Wachowski ; Larry Wachowski

'Then She Found Me' is a Well-Made, Bittersweet Motherhood Dramanew

Fertility, and its opposite, are suddenly a bit of a Hollywood hot topic. While Tina Fey's Baby Mama runs with the comic approach to the subject, Helen Hunt's Then She Found Me is a much more bittersweet dramatic take.

Montreal Mirror | Malcolm Fraser | 05-02-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Helen Hunt, Then She Found Me

Fatih Akin on His Complex 'The Edge of Heaven'new

For most filmgoers, the network narrative has become a crashing bore. But the Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin's latest film reinvigorates this screenwriting ploy, breathing new life into something I'd written off for dead.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 05-02-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven

'Made of Honor' is a Humdrum Rom-Comnew

The leads have no chemistry, it isn't very funny, "made of honor" doesn't even make sense as a phrase, and it is definitely a waste of your time.

Montreal Mirror | Mark Slutsky | 05-02-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Made of Honor, Paul Weiland

'Harold and Kumar' Star John Cho on the Stoned Sequelnew

Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay's politics are as muddled as the baked-out minds that will appreciate it best. But the very existence of a new lowbrow comedy focusing on the U.S. government's racist persecution of innocent people should give the Republicans more fright than Obamamania.

Montreal Mirror | Malcolm Fraser | 04-25-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: War on terror, Guantanamo Bay, comedy, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Jon Hurwitz; Hayden Schlossberg

'Baby Mama' is Mildly Funny but Mostly Uninspirednew

There are definitely some laughs, but the film feels lazy overall, as if someone decided that having talented comedic actors was enough and if they could just do their own thing with an OK script then a serviceable comedy would somehow just ensue.

Montreal Mirror | Mark Slutsky | 04-25-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Baby Mama, Michael McCullers, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler