Dec 20, 2005 Movies The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky (Review) Tarkovsky’s last will and testament, a final summation of all that he believed about filmmaking, as well as spirituality and humanity.
Dec 4, 2005 Movies Immortal by Enki Bilal (Review) All that Immortal ultimately has going for it is its visuals, and those just aren’t quite enough.
Dec 3, 2005 Movies Singin’ in the Rain by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen (Review) Singin’ in the Rain is absolutely full of starry-eyed, classic, incredibly infectious Hollywood panache.
Oct 31, 2005 Movies Naked by Mike Leigh (Review) A difficult film to watch, as a young cynic leaves a swath of sexual, physical, intellectual, and spiritual devastation in his wake.
Oct 21, 2005 Movies Crying Fist by Ryoo Seung-Wan (Review) I personally would’ve liked something a lot darker and heavier.
Oct 17, 2005 Movies The American Astronaut by Cory Mcabee (Review) The American Astronaut works best if you think of it as a tweaked version of classic black-and-white serials.
Oct 9, 2005 Movies Crónicas by Sebastián Cordero (Review) Crónicas is about the lengths to which someone will go to get the truth, even if it means sacrificing the truth to do so.
Oct 2, 2005 Best of Opus Movies Serenity by Joss Whedon (Review) But when all is said and done, there’s a sweet sense of vindication throughout the movie.
Sep 4, 2005 Anime Movies Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki (Review) This may be my least favorite Studio Ghibli film to date.
Sep 3, 2005 Movies A Bittersweet Life by Kim Ji-Woon (Review) It often seems as if an amazing sense of style is all that “A Bittersweet Life” has going for it.
Jul 4, 2005 Movies War of the Worlds by Steven Spielberg (Review) Feels like yet another big budget, special effects-packed movie that seemingly anyone in Hollywood can churn out these days.
Jun 25, 2005 Anime Movies The Place Promised in Our Early Days by Makoto Shinkai (Review) Ultimately, the film is a nostalgic and romantic tale of childhood promises and dreams.
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.