Lawrence of Arabia, academy award winner as best picture of 1962, is perhaps the greatest epic film of all time. One could claim that…
Kill Bill (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
Revenge is a dish best served cold. - Klingon proverb In April 2004, Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations, a company which tracks movie…
Ju Dou (Yang/Zhang, 1990)
Films by two of what is called China’s “Fifth Wave” of directors demonstrate a simple belief in the individual and in the spirituality of…
It’s A Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
Frank Capra held America in the palm of his hand for awhile; for many he is still the quintessential maker of movies of hope.…
In The Bedroom (Todd Field, 2001)
In the Bedroom, the writing and directing debut of actor Todd Field, is one of those character-driven, intricately plotted, so-called “small” films which has…
The Hours (Stephen Daldry, 2002)
Critics often speak of the layers of a film, but I don’t believe I’ve ever understood what they were talking about until I saw…
Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)
A new kind of macho superhero appeared on screens this summer, a kinder, gentler version than the Stallone/ Schwarzeneggar soldier we remember so well…
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
Movies resist philosophical speculation. Experimental films like Alain Resnais’ Last Year at Marienbad, an attempt to write existentialism into film in the early sixties,…
Dead Man Walking (Tim Robbins, 1995)
Dead Man Walking, the four-time Academy Award nominated film of writer and director Tim Robbins, deeply troubles the soul. It is a film that…
Crying Game (Neil Jordan, 1992)
Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game has become a social phenomenon. Starting off in art houses in major metropolitan areas, it broke all box office…