Month: November 2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson has never made a film I have disliked. He’s been working since 1996’s Bottle Rocket, and has made six films overall. Each film has been touched with the same flavor of detachment, smugness, andRead Full Review

Precious

There are some films that are so bleak that they’ll make your head spin. They pile on the most harrowing aspects of life, and create a world so horrible that it barely seems like reality.Read Full Review

An Education

Within the film An Education, there is a performance of spectacular grace and beauty. That performance comes from Carey Mulligan in her first starring role. It’s the kind of performance that will make her a movieRead Full Review

The Men Who Stare At Goats

What do you think when you hear about a film with a title like The Men Who Stare At Goats? Certain things can be assumed: it will be well humored (probably silly), it will possess anRead Full Review