Poseidon recognizes and encourages belief in the popular popcorn-movie theory of The Survival of the Whitest.
There’s no nice way to say this: Refuge is a dull document of a fascinating matter.
The battle that’s waged here is against conventional artistic expressions of political and sexual turmoil.
Public Domain is ostensibly a critique of reality-based programming, but its intent and presentation is so muddled that it gets at nothing.
The gentle but unappealing goody-two-shoes mold of Sandy Tung’s Saving Shiloh is made of innocuous Southern comfort.
Liongsgate’s plan to hose down Britain’s arid, post-Hammer horrorscape begins with the release of The Descent.
There’s always a sense that Haneke thinks he’s above his characters, his audience, and scrutiny.
The filmmakers love Eva Mozes Kor, but not so much that their objectivity is clouded.
Haneke’s admonishments are disturbing only in the sense that they’re never self-critical.
The film is hard, direct, and honest, with no pretense of objectivity
Melvil Poupaud is a great crier but his character’s bratty attitude feels groundless.
God bless the Criterion Collection for bringing Viridiana to DVD, but damn the condition of the original negative.
The film has a healthy message to impart about standing up to evildoers.
Something of a historical-publicity experiment, the film should only be played with by those who appreciated Downfall.
I do! And this isn’t it. The interactive menus are pretty though.
Unconventional Holocaust film sees its image possibly stripped of its lucidity for video, but it’s an appealing presentation nonetheless.
Film Forum has compiled a program of eight tales from the dark side where the giggles are as scarce as desert water.
The documentary only scratches the surface of its subjects, but it remains goodhearted and agreeable throughout.
Dead Man’s Shoes is fearless for not adhering to any conventional notion of how sound should complement image.
The film suggests a Universal Studios theme park ride—a machine optimally designed to make one feel as miserable as humanly possible.