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Do I Want to Discuss the Symbolic Use of Firewood as a Weapon...? Nonew

Sometimes, I think Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier is a genius (The Kingdom, for example). Other times, I think he’s just an asshole (let’s go with Dogville). His newest film, the controversy-baiting horror whatsit Antichrist, is a coin toss.
Weekly Alibi  |  Devin D. O’Leary  |  02-02-2010  |  Reviews

The Controversial 'Antichrist' Is 'Saw VI' As Told By Carl Dreyernew

I'm torn between dismissing the film as gross-out juvenilia and regarding it as raw religious mythmaking. Either way, you won't find a livelier time at the movies these days, if only because of the outraged groans and dumfounded gasps from the audience.
Boston Phoenix  |  Peter Keough  |  10-23-2009  |  Reviews

What David Fincher Hath Wroughtnew

Willem Dafoe goes up against an art-loving serial killer in Anamorph. Struggling artists across the city should take note: Apparently morality is what it takes to succeed in the art business.
New York Press  |  Mark Peikert  |  04-17-2008  |  Reviews

XXX Cubed

A new star and director turn an action franchise into a heavily veiled look at the state of the United States.
Columbus Alive  |  J. Caleb Mozzocco  |  04-28-2005  |  Reviews

Flight or Frightnew

Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio capture the conflicted prime of Howard Hughes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Cheryl Eddy  |  12-15-2004  |  Reviews

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