Spectacle Spectacle
Recent movies including War of the Worlds and Land of the Dead reflect today's political landscape.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Time Out of Mind Time Out of Mind
There are no ordinary shots in Wong Kar Wai's 2046 and no ordinary sounds--which is remarkable, given that you've seen and heard everything before.
Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Alien Nation Alien Nation
Reviews of War of the Worlds, Dark Water and Land of the Dead
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Shoot the Piano Player Shoot the Piano Player
Reviews of The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Me and You and Everyone We Know and other new films.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
A Fistful of Dollars A Fistful of Dollars
She was a saint, Renée Zellweger, with her brave chin all a-tremble, never saying a harsh word to her husband no matter how the little ones wheezed and shivered in the c...
Jun 15, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Adult Content Adult Content
Reviews of Madagascar, Howl's Moving Castle and several other new films.
Jun 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Spectacle Spectacle
The progressive and regressive politics of Star Wars.
Jun 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Love on the Run Love on the Run
She has the face of a mermaid--a real one, not a Disney blonde. The wide undulant mouth drinks in her world like oxygen; the hazel eyes reflect a bent and wavering light.
May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Compromising Positions Compromising Positions
Your movie reviewer has been reading Colin MacCabe's excellent book on Jean-Luc Godard and pondering its discussion of France after World War II.
Apr 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Counterfeiter The Counterfeiter
As celluloid guinea pig for the American left, I am perfectly willing to report on the effects of exposure to this month's pop hit, Sin City.
Apr 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans