All conversations regarding this movie eventually arrive at the same one-sentence conclusion: “Man, isn’t it crazy that you could have kids talking like that back then?”
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THE RIGHT FLUFF: ‘INTERSTELLAR’ IS ONE SMALL MISSTEP FOR NOLAN
Christopher Nolan has an unparalleled track record among big-name directors for films that fully commit to their mind-bending premises while going light on sentimentality. It’s in this light that the mostly good, would-be epic Interstellar is a bit of a letdown, albeit one that’s still worth watching.
AMERICA’S NEWEST PSYCHO: JAKE GYLLENHAAL CREEPS IN ‘NIGHTCRAWLER’
Having shed over 20 pounds and all traces of likability, sporting oily hair and sunken eyes, Jake Gyllenhaal is the cold and calculated—and often richly and darkly comedic—Lou “you-can-call-me-Louis” Bloom.
RADCLIFFE STARS IN HALLOWEEN’S STAND-OUT DARK FANTASY
Despite its flaws, Horns is a step in the right direction for Radcliffe, Aja, and American magical realist cinema (even with its French director, Canadian setting, and English leading man).
SMALL SCREEN HEROES
Some eggs have chickens, some just have chicken shit.
STAR SYSTEM: CONTEMPLATING CELEBRITY AND CRITICISM AFTER ‘BIRDMAN’
Iñárritu's meta, swooping, darkly divine film skewers the current state of celebrity, performance, and arts criticism.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH BOSTON’S FILM PROGRAMMERS
NERDY JOBS: FILM PROGRAMMERS EDITION
SUPER 8: BOSTON PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS WITH VIGOR
For as much as the words “Palestine” and “Palestinian” may appear in the news we consume, rarely are they attached to an exploration of the amazing wealth of art, humanity, and creativity in Palestinian culture that is simply waiting for the outside world to discover it.
‘THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS’ IS WONDERFULLY WHACKED OUT
At times, co-directors Cattet and Forzani seem to disregard narrative altogether, but they never abandon the effort to make your pupils dilate, skin crawl, or nipples harden.
A BLACK HOLE: ‘THE ZERO THEOREM’ GETS LOST IN GILLIAM’S TRADEMARK GENRE
The Zero Theorem desperately wants to have something to say, but the mediation on nothingness it promises would have been more interesting than the exercise in repetition it delivers.