Hannibal Rising

Who would have thought mass murder and cannibalism could be so dull?

"...of his ability to terrify (who’s going to lose sleep if he noshes on a few Nazis?), and their..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Black Dahlia

Brian De Palma returns with a new crime thriller drawn from James Ellroy's fictional account of the notorious Los Angeles murder of a would-be Hollywood starlet dubbed the Black Dahlia.

"...Howard Hawks' splendid muddlement of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep. It's difficult enough to ask audiences to fall for..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Kiss

You could say Paul Haggis' The Last Kiss is something of a Garden State redux, but Zach Braff's character here is less fanciful, less melodramatic, and far more prone to doing the thoughtless things men tend to do.

"...exclusion, fear of responsibility, and fear of having to sleep on your own front porch in the rain because..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Brothers

Two tiger cubs separated during infancy are cast to the winds of fate in French-occupied Indochina.

"...Annaud’s nature epic The Bear look like Andy Warhol’s Sleep. They encounter kind people (Pearce’s morally conflicted hunter) and..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Pokémon 4ever

"...movie. If you haven't heard of Pokémon before, well, sleep well with dreams unblighted by visions of tiny Pikachu,..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Insomnia

"...in a small town. The constant sun disturbs his sleep and consequent disposition, hence the film's title. Pacino yet..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nico and Dani

This Spanish import is a coming-of-age dramedy whose (nearly) teenage stars are natural actors, whose direction is unforced, and whose sexual themes are treated with candor and humor.

"...summer vacation in which the titular buddies smoke weed, sleep late, and cruise chicks at the beach, they're also..."

March 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

What Women Want

"...really good, your partner rolls over and goes to sleep. What women want? How about a little follow-through?..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beau Travail

Claire Denis' deceptively dreamlike film about a French Foreign Legionnaire in Northern Africa

"...accomplished of all Denis' films, including Chocolat, I Can't Sleep, and Nénette and Boni. It is ruminative and mysterious,..."

July 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Passion of Mind

"...Exhale, When a Man Loves a Woman, Dangerous Minds, Sleeping With the Enemy) falls down on the job here..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Grandfather

"...Unfortunately, it's also about as exciting as watching bugs sleep, due to the film's stodgy formalism. Calling The Grandfather..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Astronaut's Wife

"...desperately to warn the wife of the dangers of sleeping with Martians, the film circles around a number of..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Full Tilt Boogie

"...could you see Tarantino point out that he “could sleep with any woman on this set” and get away..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Exibitionism

Beauty Vultures and the Plague of Sleep: Heartwarming Chill

"...Block's new work Beauty Vultures and the Plague of Sleep. Another in a long line of bold, expressive productions..."

May 22, 1998 Arts Review

Amistad

"...self-renewing power of evil, it can never retreat, never sleep...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Dream With the Fishes

"...as Terry and Nick stave off the inevitable big sleep (with the fishes). Along the way, their picaresque adventures..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

"...gory goods, 8 Heads is a veritable tête-à-tête between sleep and ennui. Granted, Greg Cannom's special makeup effects' work..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lover of the Last Empress

"...sex bomb. Proceeding to use her irresistible charms to sleep her way to power, Yau transforms herself into a..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Party Girl

Parker Posey's breakout role came in this NYC coming-of-age indie in which she plays a hipster party animal who tries to settle down as a librarian.

"...supporting roles in films like Dazed and Confused and Sleep With Me only hinted at her sly comic timing..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Glass Shield

In this often overlooked film by Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep With Anger), a black cop in an all-white police station confronts racism from his colleagues and incredulity from his family and community

"...with Charles Burnett's film output (The Killing Floor, To Sleep With Anger). While this current police drama has a..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Helas Pour Moi

"...myth in which Zeus impersonates Amphitryon in order to sleep with his wife Alcmene. All this is kind of..."

Feb. 17, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Killing Zoe

"...priorities tout de suite if he ever wants to sleep with her again (and he does, of course… he's..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clean Slate

"...car bomb, acquires amnesia every time he goes to sleep. Consequently, he has difficulty remembering who's after him, who's..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Iron Will

"...bone weariness of too much exertion and too little sleep. It is the quest for a dream against odds..."

Jan. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

"...teenage sister Dannie (Shelly) out on the pavement to sleep. Eventually, Eli (who now tells everyone that his name..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Tropic of Cancer

"...existence revolves around finding steady work, a place to sleep, a free meal, and easy women for a roll..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Night and Day

"...dawn when Jack gets off work. These two never sleep, they are in a perpetual state of wakefulness. They..."

Feb. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hairdresser's Husband

The Hairdresser's Husband is a tightly knit, though slight, tale told in the best of humor. It's the story of despair bred by utter happiness. The story of this marriage begins with the husband's childhood in which he developed an adolescent crush on the town's buxom barber and also a severe case of jock itch thanks to the red wool bathing trunks his mother made him wear. Freud would not approve.

"...everyone wants: love, sex and a warm place to sleep. That's all he has, too. He has no ambitions..."

Sept. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

A Midnight Clear

"...Germans in the night, bidding their American counterparts to “sleep well.” A midnight skirmish with the enemy that ends..."

June 5, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Delicatessen

Set in some sort of post-apocalyptic Parisian deli o' the damned, this is a lunatic's take on the future of man.

"...of your head and go get a decent night's sleep. Co-produced by ex-Python Terry Gilliam, Delicatessen has both the..."

June 5, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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