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'The Yacoubian Building': Contradictory Caironew
The film is a towering melodrama, highly ambitious but satisfying -- Hamed deserves praise for creating something so illuminating and unblinking from a country known for censorship.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
'Rush Hour 3': A Crass Case of Diminishing Returnsnew
The latest in the franchise isn't worth your time -- if you want to see a truly funny buddy comedy, wait until next week and check out Superbad instead.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Ratner, Rush Hour 3
'Zoo': Horse and Buggerynew
Filmmakers Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede talk about their disturbing, beautiful documentary about interspecies sex.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
07-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Robinson Devor, zoo
One-man Movienew
Montrealer Tyler Gibb on Minushi, the 90-minute fantasy film he made at home in about 7,000 hours.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Woodley |
07-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Minushi, Tyler Gibb
Dating, Drinking and Death in 'You Kill Me'new
Tea Leoni overlooks Ben Kingsley's alcohol problem and hit-man status in the illogical comedy.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
A Pet Projectnew
Curt Johnson on his disturbing animal-rights documentary.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
07-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Less Than Meets the Eyenew
Michael Bay's Transformers update is a predictable pile-up of trashy excess.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcom Fraser |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
'Tekkonkinkreet': Marvellous Metropolisnew
American director Michael Arias on cult attacks, the urban experience and his Japanese animated hit.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Arias, Tekkonkinkreet
'Nitro': Standard-issue Action Flick With a Quebec Twistnew
Quebec is written all over this Hollywood-style film, but it is a changing, modernized Quebec.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki |
07-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alain Desrochers, Nitro
'Eagle vs. Shark' is Relentlessly, Unbearably Quirkynew
This film doesn't even have the dubious benefit of originality.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
07-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Eagle vs. Shark, Taika Waititi
Moore or Lessnew
Manufacturing Dissent criticizes the most popular documentary filmmaker in history.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
06-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Severance': Having the Last Laughnew
Christopher Smith and Danny Dyer on comedy, horror, the war on terror and the twists and turns of their hilarious new thriller.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
05-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Christopher Smith, Severance
MUFF Divingnew
Shaved Barbies, condoms, chickens and more at the strange and sublime Montreal Underground Film Festival.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
05-18-2007 |
Movies
Paul Verhoeven: Staying Alivenew
The director on moral ambiguity, the Dutch underground, lesbian dogs and his new WWII thriller.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Book, Paul Verhoeven
Secret Agents: Danish Actor Mads Mikkelsennew
On the acclaimed melodrama After the Wedding and what it was like to kick Bond in the balls.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
05-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
