G Clark examines the genius of David Fincher through one of the director’s most underrated and critically undervalued works: ‘The Game.’
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MUBI REVIEW: ‘I’m Not Scared’ (2003)
I’m Not Scared, an Italian coming-of-age story currently streaming on Mubi, is a tense, brilliant, sophisticated thriller.
2013 IN REVIEW: Hilary’s Top Ten Films
Hilary gravitates toward documentaries, formal and conceptual innovation, blending of the real and surreal, and direct, immersive stories in her Top Ten Films of 2013.
REVIEW: ‘Jobs’ is Bad Enough to Make You a PC
If you wish to honor the accomplishments of Steve Jobs in life, avoiding this appallingly bad biopic is a part of that process.
REVIEW: ‘Crystal Fairy’ (2013)
‘Crystal Fairy’ is a charmingly low-key road movie, featuring a superb performance from former child actress Gaby Hoffman.
REVIEW: ‘The To Do List’ (2013)
‘The To Do List’ is a lot like your first time: A potential milestone filled with early promise in theory, yet messy and bound to disappoint in practice.
REVIEW: Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
It turns out Joss Whedon is as much fun doing Shakespeare as when he’s doing vampires and comic books.
REVIEW: ‘The Bling Ring’ (2013)
Sofia Coppola’s latest is a thoughtful, empathetic and mostly successful meditation on our obsession with having all the things.
REVIEW: ‘World War Z’ (2013)
‘World War Z’ certainly has its moments, even if those moments leave you wishing there was more to the movie overall.
REVIEW: ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013)
Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation has its flashes of vivacious beauty, but fails to properly distinguish itself from its legendary source material.
REVIEW: ‘Middle of Nowhere’ (2012)
Ava DuVernay’s second feature is a breakout star in many respects, and one of the best films of the year.
REVIEW: ‘Lincoln’ (2012)
Far more than a treacly ode to America’s most beloved president, ‘Lincoln’ is a witty, insightful and thoroughly engrossing tribute to the feats and follies of an American democracy.
Quick Takes – 10.29.12
Brief reviews of 3 films by directors with new releases this fall: ‘In Bruges’, ‘There Will Be Blood’, and ‘Fish Tank’.
TCFF REVIEW: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2012)
Despite its shallow script, ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ has some solid performances and stylish direction worth bragging about.
TCFF REVIEW: ‘Finding Home’ (2012)
Gripping, complex and perhaps even brave in its choices, ‘Finding Home’ is a diamond for which scouring the rough is quite worthwhile.
TCFF REVIEW: ‘Stag’ (2012)
‘Stag’ is less mean-spirited than many of its contemporaries in the bromance comedy sub-genre, but it’s not that much funnier.
TCFF REVIEW: ‘Quartet’ (2012)
Dustin Hoffman’s first feature ‘Quartet’ is a loving ode to the British actors and musicians of yesteryear. For many, that will be enough.
REVIEW: ‘Argo’ (2012)
‘Argo’ is an engrossing and truly entertaining political thriller, despite its marginally slim characterizations.
REVIEW: ‘How to Survive a Plague’ (2012)
Act up. Fight back. Fight AIDS. This film about making change will surely change you.
NYFF REVIEW: ‘Amour’ (2012)
‘Amour’ realizes a heartfelt Michael Haneke, reserving his anti-accessible motivations in favor of honest human tragedy led by two towering leads.