Interview: Imogen Poots Talks Fright Night
You can often chart the rise of a young actor or actress by the company they keep, in which case British-born Imogen Poots is doing more than fine. Having come…
DVD Review: Priest, Hoodwinked Too, Tigerland, Medium Raw and Double Crossed
Back when he was busy being a figment of Russell Crowe’s imagination in “A Beautiful Mind,” no one likely would have much expected Paul Bettany to be an ass-kicking action…
Interview: Writer Sean Hood Talks Conan the Barbarian
The character of Conan the Barbarian has, since two big screen offerings in the 1980s that helped launch the acting career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, been something of a dormant volcano.…
Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow Movie Review
Title: Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow Director: Sophie Fiennes Featuring: Anselm Kiefer Anselm Kiefer and the notion of the venerated artist more generally is celebrated in Sophie Fiennes documentary…
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place Movie Review
Title: Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place Directors: Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood Coming off the success of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” author Ken Kesey…
Rapt Movie Review
Title: Rapt Writer-director: Lucas Belvaux Starring: Yvan Attal, Anne Consigny, Andre Marcon The differences between French cinema and Hollywood studio offerings are various and sundry, but perhaps best illustrated by…
Senna Movie Review
Title: Senna Director: Asif Kapadia Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, others In a world where religion and politics often divide folks quite nastily, sports — and of course in particular…
Gun Hill Road Movie Review
Title: Gun Hill Road Writer-director: Rashaad Ernesto Green Starring: Esai Morales, Judy Reyes, Harmony Santana, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Vincent Laresca, Dennis Johnson When critics use the shorthand phrase “festival film,”…
Where the Road Meets the Sun Movie Review
Title: Where the Road Meets the Sun Writer-director: Yong Mun Chee Starring: Will Yun Lee, Eric Mabius, Luke Brandon Field, Laura Ramsey, Fernando Noriega, Elsa Pataky, Jesse Garcia, Emmanuelle Vaugier…