Another Gay Movie
July 24th, 2006
Crude, lewd, and pretty freakin’ funny: Todd Stephens’ unrated and unrelentingly queer take on every teenage sex comedy ever made is a spoof that nobody could ever call “not gay enough.” Another Gay Movie opens today. Read Jurgen’s review.
Der lange Weg nach Hause
July 22nd, 2006
Vor sieben Jahren ist unsere Autorin Anja Reich von Berlin nach New York gezogen. Die Rückkehr ist das grössere Abenteuer. Die ZEIT
Edmond
July 18th, 2006
Wicked little Mamet adaptation with William H Macy as dissatisfied husband/company man who, after a horrifying tarot card reading, decides he needs to make some changes to feel like a man again. Twisted, shocking, fascinating. With Julia Stiles, Bai Ling, Rebecca Pigeon.
Avast, Me Critics! Ye Kill the Fun
July 18th, 2006
“We take entertainment very seriously, which is to say that we don’t go to the movies for fun. Or for money. We do it for you.” –AO Scott on the job of the critic
Heading South
June 29th, 2006
Charlotte Rampling, bless her heart, plays a New England sex tourist in 70s Haiti. Single women fight over juicy Sanky-Pankies without realising how little they matter to the young men trying to eke out a living in dire circumstances. Jealousy, lust, and the tourist’s eternal self-delusion– a very compelling movie about a unique situation where it seems that all morals are temporarily suspended.
The Godfather Part III
June 28th, 2006
Sophia can’t hold her own against Pacino, but when she’s acting opposite Andy Garcia, she’s just fine. The guy who plays Tony is a bit of a stick in the mud though. These are the only sour notes in the entire series. Marcy thought that the way Kay and the kids find out about Michael’s first wife, Apollonia, isn’t handled too well, but there’s enough pay-off here set-up in the previous films to satisfy. The opera, the Vatican, Pacino’s Vader-topping scream that seals his tragedy–it all culminates here, and it still deserves 5 stars.
The Godfather Part II
June 28th, 2006
Extremely ambitious and grandiose–I know people tend to cite this along with Empire as the sequel that’s superior to the original, but if I had to pick (which I don’t) I think I’d prefer the first. Still just Francis on the commentary track; haven’t gotten all the way through yet but it promises to be as delightful as the first one.
The Godfather
June 28th, 2006
Pretty much every scene here is gold; this movie bears rewatching as much as anything; like Star Wars, it’s opera. The commentary track–just Coppola–is one of the best I’ve heard. I’ll gladly hang out with him, watch his movie, and have him tell me stories about it.
