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Theatre Hopping: "Lake of Fire" and "My Kid Could Paint That"

Let’s get this out of the way, right up front: Tony Kaye’s epic documentary on abortion, Lake Of Fire (*****) is hard, hard, hard to watch. It runs over two and a half hours and is an utterly unflinching look at the abor…
Short review: "Michael Clayton"

It is rare to come across a directorial debut as supremely confident as that of one Tony Gilroy, the screenwriter behind the Bourne films and such well-made studio pictures as Proof Of Life and Extreme Measures. The open…
This Week on DVD: "Bug", "Knocked Up", and "The TV Set"

Bug **** William Freidkin's Bug is a really fine film, intense and well-written and disturbing and marvelously acted. Ashley Judd headlines, and it’s the best work she’s done in years, while stage actor Michael Shannon …
Theatre Hopping: "The Assassination of Jesse James" and "In The Wild"

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (*****) may have a long and unwieldy title, and a running time to match, but make no mistake about it: Andrew Dominik’s epic drama is fascinating, lyrical, and f…
This Week on DVD: "Death Proof", "Lucky You"

Death Proof ***** No one is entirely sure whether the disappointing box office of the Grindhouse double feature is to blame for Planet Terror and Death Proof being split up for DVD or whether that was the plan all along.…
NYC Noir Retro @ Film Forum, Part II

Here’s the rest of the stuff I checked out during Film Forum’s excellent “NYC Noir” series. Again, there were a few that I really wanted to see and just plain missed, but overall, I’m pretty happy with the percentage of …
This Week on DVD: "Away From Her" and "Even Money"

Away From Her ***** The debut feature from actress (Go, Dawn of the Dead, The Sweet Hereafter) turned director Sarah Polley is assured, accomplished filmmaking, and one of the best films I’ve seen this year. There are th…
Theatre Hopping: "2 Days In Paris" and "I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With"

Julie Delpy can usually be counted on to light up damn near any movie she’s in (even trash like Killing Zoe), but Before Sunset was the first hint for the casual moviegoer that she is more than just a reliable actress; s…
NYC Noir Retro @ Film Forum, Part I

For five big weeks (six if you count the week-long run of “The French Connection” at its end), Film Forum is doing a killer retrospective called “NYC Noir”, a collection of noir and neo-noir pictures shot on location in …
Fracture *** Viewing Fracture is a little bit like going down to Spring Training—it’s fun to watch your favorite players getting into shape, but no one’s mistaking those scrimmages for big games. Fracture squares off one…