Dazed and Confused Dazed and Confused
A hallucinatory mix of animation and live action creates the Orwellian world of A Scanner Darkly; substance triumphs over style in Excellent Cadavers, a Mafia-busting documentary.
Jun 28, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
When Soldiers Shoot a War When Soldiers Shoot a War
The War Tapes, a documentary shot by US soldiers and sanctioned by the military, may turn out to be the most powerful statement against the war to date.
Jun 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kevin McCarthy
News of a Kidnapping News of a Kidnapping
Reviews of The Road to Guantanamo and Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul.
Jun 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Local Hero Local Hero
Reviews of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, A Prairie Home Companion and The Da Vinci Code.
Jun 1, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Wind From the Mideast Wind From the Mideast
"The Road to Damascus" explores the strange, the beautiful and the uncanny in Syrian cinema.
May 18, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Reviews of four stellar films: Three Times, Art School Confidential, Lady Vengeance and Army of Shadows.
May 4, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Night on Earth Night on Earth
Reviews of The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The Notorious Bettie Page and Sir! No Sir!
Apr 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Treasure Island Treasure Island
Reviews of Iron Island, Inside Man and Sisters in Law.
Apr 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Typecast as a Terrorist Typecast as a Terrorist
The detainment of two actors from The Road to Guantánamo reveals a legal apparatus that is no longer able to distinguish between real and invented threats.
Mar 10, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Adam Federman
Consuming Desires Consuming Desires
Thank You for Smoking praises the professional hucksters of the cigarette companies, and Duck Season is a road movie in which the scenery doesn't change.
Mar 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans