- September 21, 2009 | The Movie Review
- Poetry in Motion
Bright Star is Jane Campion’s pungent ode to the tragic affair of John Keats and Fanny Brawne.
- September 14, 2009 | The Movie Review
- People Suck
Three new documentaries slam conspicuous consumption, oil companies, and greedy traders.
- August 31, 2009 |
- David Edelstein’s Want-to-Sees
What our critic is most eager for this fall.
- August 24, 2009 | The Movie Review
- Revenge Is Sweet
Quentin Tarantino’s WWII wet dream of vengeance, Inglourious Basterds, was worth the wait.
- August 10, 2009 | The Movie Review
- Half-Baked
At least the Julia Child portions of Julie & Julia are scrumptious. Plus: Miyazaki’s poetic Ponyo.
- August 3, 2009 | The Movie Review
- Not-So-Funny People
Judd Apatow’s cancer comedy is DOA. Plus, the year’s best caper flick is a documentary.
- July 20, 2009 | The Movie Review
- A Ripping Yarn
The latest Harry Potter is thrilling and chilling. Plus, the sparkling, cold (500) Days of Summer.
- July 13, 2009 | The Movie Review
- Ass Man
Guerrilla comic Sacha Baron Cohen takes riotous aim at homophobia. Plus, the even more subversive Humpday.
- June 29, 2009 | The Movie Review
- Explosive Material
Visceral and addictive, The Hurt Locker is one hell of a war film. Plus, Agnès Varda’s enchanting memoir.
- June 15, 2009 | The Movie Review
- Stalled Trains
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is not worth running down a flight of subway-station stairs for. And Woody’s latest �