Genre Reviews

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The Staircase

The Staircase

On December 9, 2001 in a rich, white neighborhood of Durham, North Carolina, famous author Michael Peterson called 911 in hysterics to report that his wife Kathleen Peterson had...

Linda
A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

See, I think Amanda Peet rawks, so even though her latest big-screen outing isn’t really exceptionally spectacular, it does get bonus points for: 1. Having her in it. 2....

Vickie
Possessed (2000)

Possessed (2000)

Well, here’s one more reason not to have kids: some of them get possessed by the devil. I mean, how crummy would it be if you were just chugging...

Jennifer
2046 (2004)

2046 (2004)

Wong Kar Wai’s 2046 was easily my most anticipated film at the Seattle International Film Festival. I had been waiting for this film for years (WKW is notably slow...

Linda
Broken Flowers (2005)

Broken Flowers (2005)

Bill Murray seems to have had a resurgence in his career by portraying the drollest of the droll. He’s like a washed-up comic who doesn’t bother cracking a joke...

Linda
9 Songs (2004)

9 Songs (2004)

OK, everyone! Raise your hand if you are interested in seeing 9 Songs because of the musical performances of such hot bands as Franz Ferdinand, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,...

Linda
My Summer of Love (2004)

My Summer of Love (2004)

Despite its placement in assorted gay and lesbian film festivals, its heaps of accolades and shelf full of awards, this moody British drama doesn’t really reflect its title. It’s...

Vickie
Fantastic Four (2005)

Fantastic Four (2005)

Heck, even I sat in the theater thinking, “This is really good, but not quite as good as X2 or Spider-Man 2.” By the same token, the first films...

Vickie
Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) (2004)

Howl’s Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) (2004)

What I hate about modern Disney movies is the relentless, shove-it-down-your-throat merchandising that comes with every release. Buy the soundtrack! The Happy Meal! The action figures! The t-shirts! The...

Linda
Saving Face (2004)

Saving Face (2004)

“Wil” (Michelle Krusiec) is a young Chinese-America doctor who is thrown for a loop when her single mother (Joan Chen) announces she is pregnant, but will not reveal who...

Linda
Brothers (Brødre) (2004)

Brothers (Brødre) (2004)

Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) is a stand-up, strait-laced, good-hearted soldier, who’s happily married to Sarah (Connie Nielsen) and raising two adorable young daughters (Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Logstrup). His younger...

Linda
The Snow Walker (2003)

The Snow Walker (2003)

Yeah, so I’m a sucker for anything Far North, for anything with sparse Arctic landscapes, and for anything involving man against the elements. Never Cry Wolf, starring Charles Martin...

Linda