Film

Boys (and Girls) of Summer Boys (and Girls) of Summer

Live Free or Die Hard is boot camp for slackers. Knocked Up takes measure of the inadequate man.

Jul 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel

Shimon Dotan's documentary Hot House takes a candid and compelling look at Palestinians serving life terms in Israeli prisons.

Jun 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Weisberg

Michael Moore’s Sicko Michael Moore’s Sicko

Michael Moore's healtcare documentary is less partisan, less outrageous--but more real--than anything he's done before.

Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hayes

Anatomy of a Murder Anatomy of a Murder

Reviews of A Mighty Heart, Sicko, Czech Dream and Unborn in the USA.

Jun 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Good News From Romania? Good News From Romania?

12:08 East of Bucharest is a hilariously bleak film set on the sixteenth anniversary of Romania's revolution.

Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Dreamscape Dreamscape

Reviews of the animated psychoanalytic sci-fi thriller Paprika, 9 Star Hotel and Poison Friends.

May 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Spider-Man 3: Third Time’s (Not) the Charm Spider-Man 3: Third Time’s (Not) the Charm

Sam Raimi has loaded so many big ideas into Spider-Man 3, they drag this morality-soaked bag of kittens right down to the river's bottom.

May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign

I joined the protest of a terribly offensive poster for the horror flick Captivity, which resulted in its being taken down. Was that a good thing?

May 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch

Desire and Its Discontents Desire and Its Discontents

Reviews of Syndromes and a Century, Private Fears in Public Places, Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis and Stephanie Daley.

Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Undercover of the Night Undercover of the Night

Reviews of the films Black Book and Zodiac.

Apr 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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