Ashes of Time Redux

Dreamlike, confounding, yet possessed of a stunningly complex sensual and narrative poetry, Wong Kar-Wai's Chinese film is absolutely gorgeous.

"...than Godard's Breathless is your average gangster flick. Ashes bears the unmistakable stamp of its creator and his longtime..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

10 Pounds of Blue Horseshoes in an 8-Pound Game, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'the Best of You'

"...the middle of a Super Bowl against the Chicago Bears with the musical genius Prince as the halftime act...."

Feb. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

'NFL Analysis 101': NFC North

"...and Blue Division) featuring the Super Bowl representing Chicago Bears. Let us begin ......"

March 2, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Cold Skin

Imperialism and isolation pervade this monster movie

"...of the men's nightly defense of the tower sometimes bears heavy on the audience (most especially its patience), but..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fireworks

Teen anime adds parallel timelines to a Romeo and Juliet plot.

"...surprise do-over courtesy of a magical marble, one that bears a noteworthy (but never explained) similarity to the town’s..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Born in China

The Disneyfication of nature continues

"...cycle of three animals specific to Chinese habitats: panda bears, snow leopards, and golden snub-nosed monkeys, along with sidelong..."

April 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wilson

A lonely curmudgeon finds out he has a daughter

"...rage-against-the-machine characters with rom-com contrivances and an ending that bears little resemblance to the original story...."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Paterson

Adam Driver embodies the poetry of the quotidian

"...Paterson) and Allen Ginsberg. The film’s central character also bears the name Paterson, and is portrayed by Adam Driver..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hell or High Water

Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, and Ben Foster shine in West Texas crime film

"...weeks, the Mexican-American partner in law enforcement (Birmingham) who bears the brunt of his superior’s casual racism, the Indian..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Maggie's Plan

Greta Gerwig delights in this NYC-set screwball romantic comedy

"...the calendar year for exact synchronicity, but Maggie’s Plan bears in its DNA more than a little Midsummer Night’s..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hitman: Agent 47

A great old video game is back for a lackluster film reboot

"...doing it. Hitman: Agent 47 is a film that bears nothing but a passing resemblance to the game that..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Ginger & Rosa

The personal becomes political in Sally Potter's story about a girl who comes of age in England during the early Sixties.

"...artistic, politically conscious parents separate, Ginger shuttles her teddy bears between houses while trying on eyeliner and hitchhiking with..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

West of Memphis

Eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment and four documentaries still don't put to rest the trials of the West Memphis Three.

"...While justice still hasn’t been served, Berg’s film bears witness to 18 years of wrongful imprisonment. It is..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Klown

Penis-obsessed, man-child film comedies can crown a new king: the Danish import Klown.

"...and politically incorrect than The Hangover, to which Klown bears a vague similarity. Thus it’s fitting that The Hangover’s..."

July 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Go for It!

A young woman in Chicago learns to overcome her fears and become a hip-hop dancer in this inspirational dance movie.

"...at the 2011 Cine las Americas International Film Festival, bears many of the traditional markings of the dance-competition genre..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Ever-intrepid Werner Herzog guides us through a cave in southern France that holds the oldest drawings known to humanity.

"...Directed by: Werner Herzog. Lions and bison and bears! Oh my! Such images join galloping horses, woolly mammoths,..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hall Pass

Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis star in this Farrelly brothers comedy about two guys given a free pass by their wives from the vows of matrimony.

"...cunnilingus gag about “fake chow” catch on). Hall Pass bears all the narrative finesse and visual pizzazz of an..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Company Men

Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kevin Costner star in this drama about what happens to company men after they part company with the company.

"...for that show. The wan, uninvolving The Company Men bears the same hallmarks as Wells’ West Wing flameout: bombastic..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All About Steve

Sandra Bullock plays it kooky in this romantic comedy in which she stalks a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper) with whom she's smitten.

"...and they are legion – this indisputably awful comedy bears a curious badge of honor: It commits completely to..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'The Blind Side' Follows the Life of a Top NFL Prospect

Michael Lewis' book chronicles the life first-round NFL draft prospect Michael Oher

"...month Oher had an extensive meeting with the Chicago Bears, who are looking to replace right tackle John Tait...."

April 20, 2009 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

I'm Not There

This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love – not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.

"...folk community by way of an amplifier. Physically, she bears the closest resemblance to Dylan, but as a misunderstood..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mr. Woodcock

Mr. Woodcock is funny for exactly five minutes, with the kind of subversive humor that boosted Billy Bob Thornton, but the rest is just a self-pitying, half-hearted retread.

"...“exhausted-contempt” series – after Bad Santa and Bad News Bears – in which he plays a character whose complete..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Inside the Texans' Training Camp

"...defeat from the jaws of victory?) to the Chicago Bears in Houston’s first preseason action, I visited camp to..."

Aug. 14, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Jindabyne

The Australian director of Lantana returns to similar psychological terrain with this drama based on a Raymond Carver short story and starring the fantastic Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne.

"...the couple, Stewart (Byrne) and Claire (Linney), whose marriage bears the brunt of the storm to come. Both Byrne,..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Army of Shadows

Although made in 1969, this French masterpiece by Jean-Pierre Melville is receiving its first stateside release.

"...self-congratulatory hero worship and other puffery. Army of Shadows bears some of Melville’s trademark touches, such as his film..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Poseidon

A handful of talented actors checked their egos at the door in hopes of … something, but this Poseidon is a wash.

"...is so formulaic and poorly shot that it hardly bears viewing. (Come to think of it, James Cameron did..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Match Point

Unoriginal but pleasantly prosaic, Woody Allen's latest is a diverting story of crime, love, and luck that conducts itself with a refreshing absence of moral judgment and omniscience.

"...the hapless pawns of a random universe. The storyline bears obvious reminders of Allen’s magnificent Crimes and Misdemeanors (a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

War of the Worlds

Spielberg and the gang at Industrial Light & Magic have knocked the ball not only out of the park but out of Earth orbit as well.

"...terrorist attack is so front and center it hardly bears mentioning; War of the Worlds is pure popcorn escapism..."

July 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rebound

Although this Mighty Ducks/Bad News Bears clone is predictable and inoffensive, it's filled with sweet humor and well-drawn young characters.

"...As predictable as a sunrise, this Mighty Ducks/Bad News Bears clone is also entirely inoffensive, lacking even the most..."

July 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sin City

This ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.

"...not just the top-notch (over)acting and dialogue, which, it bears noting, is so hard-boiled you could shatter a molar..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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