May 30, 2005 Movies Time of the Wolf by Michael Haneke (Review) Haneke seems to have a pretty dim view of humanity, if this film is any indication.
May 30, 2005 Movies The Son by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (Review) As I continue to think about the film’s events, I’ve grown to appreciate it more and more.
May 30, 2005 Movies Gunner Palace by Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein (Review) The film presents a perspective on the Iraq war that is far removed from the talking heads.
May 30, 2005 Movies The Hidden Blade by Yôji Yamada (Review) A beautiful, nostalgic samurai film that often feels like a retread of The Twilight Samurai… which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
May 28, 2005 Movies Gunga Din by George Stevens (Review) I can see how the film would be epic at the time but it’s hard to look past the film’s dated-ness and timely flaws.
May 28, 2005 Movies Cutie Honey by Hideaki Anno (Review) Silly, cheesy, and fluffy — and unashamedly so.
May 28, 2005 Movies Born to Fight by Panna Rittikrai (Review) This is a movie you watch purely for the sheer joy of gasping at one insane stunt after another.
May 28, 2005 Movies A Tale of Two Sisters by Kim Ji-Woon (Review) Kim packs “A Tale of Two Sisters” with atmosphere and tension to spare.
May 23, 2005 Music Michigan by Sufjan Stevens (Review) Stevens’ love for crafting beautiful, complex arrangements is still in full effect.
May 22, 2005 Movies Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith by George Lucas (Review) I really feel nothing but an ambivalence towards this, the final Star Wars prequel.
May 21, 2005 Music Italian by My Education (Review) My Education still continues to evoke a strong response from me, which counts for something in a genre that has become increasingly glutted in recent years.
May 18, 2005 Anime Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu by Yasuhiro Takemoto (Review) Skipping the fan service, this Full Metal Panic spin-off focuses on goofy humor.
May 18, 2005 Movies Crash by Paul Haggis (Review) Crash is not a movie to be enjoyed, to be dissected, or to be analyzed; it is a movie to be absorbed, acknowledged, and contemplated.