The Queen Is Dead The Queen Is Dead
Reviews from the New York Film Festival, including Marie Antoinette, Climate, 49 Up and more.
Oct 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Down These Mean Streets Down These Mean Streets
Martin Scorsese is one of those great artists who not only expresses emotion through film but also invents it. With The Departed, he proves why he's one of the best.
Oct 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Dead Flowers Dead Flowers
Reviews of Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia and Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy.
Sep 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Big in Japan Big in Japan
Reviews of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, Hollywoodland and This Film Is Not Yet Rated.
Sep 7, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Puerto Rico, On Drugs Puerto Rico, On Drugs
Ricardo Mendez Matta and Poli Marichal answer questions about their new film, Ladrones y Mentirosos (Thieves and Liars), which takes a hard look at the price Puerto Ricans are pa...
Aug 28, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Alberto Morales
Virtual Catastrophe Virtual Catastrophe
World Trade Center's hero is a tough ex-Marine who later re-enlists to fight in Iraq. But his (and Oliver Stone's) redemption narrative is soured by bad faith.
Aug 24, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Magic Bus The Magic Bus
Reviews of Little Miss Sunshine, Quinceañera, My Country, My Country, The Pusher Trilogy and The Bridesmaid.
Aug 10, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
With Feathers With Feathers
In Lunacy, order and liberty wriggle with equal parts Poe and Sade. In Scoop, recycled sleuthing gags masquerade as timely satire.
Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Sea Sick Sea Sick
Reviews of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Edmond, The Motel, Gabrielle, Time to Leave and The Blood of My Brother.
Jul 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
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