20th Century Boys Trilogy (Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2008-2009)

14 years ago

WHAT IT IS: Kenji, a failed musician turned convenience store clerk, notices about a terrible (but familiar) virus outbreak in…

Street Kings (David Ayer, 2007)

15 years ago

In Street Kings, police officer Tom Ludlow never hesitates to venture outside the law in the pursuit of Los Angeles’s…

Robin Hood (Ridley Scott, 2010)

15 years ago

As a painstakingly accurate retelling of its legend, Robin Hood had every opportunity to shine. But it falls short of…

Love Exposure (Sion Sono, 2008)

15 years ago

Love Exposure is a beautiful film, a cherished secret I find myself unwilling to share but incapable of keeping. It's…

Antique (Kyu-dong Min, 2008)

15 years ago

His motivations nebulous, a young man opens a neighborhood Western-style bakery called Antique, employing a host of off-the-wall characters.

Rough Cut (Hun Jang, 2008)

15 years ago

Rough Cut constructs a dual history of characters, mirror images of one another, distorted through time, in a film within…

Haiti Chérie (Claudio Del Punta, 2007)

15 years ago

Haiti Chérie is a brutal film and stirs up in its spectator, as it should and as did its predecessors,…

Adrift In Tokyo (Satoshi Miki, 2007)

15 years ago

In a cluster of odd situations, Adrift in Tokyo makes us experience its city, from its empty residential streets to…

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Gavin Hood, 2009)

15 years ago

As action films go, Wolverine isn’t so bad, establishing a diverse group of supporting characters for the franchise to play…

Funny People (Judd Apatow, 2009)

15 years ago

Funny People is funny, touching and rings true, even through all its comic exaggeration. Apatow's direction is poised and appropriate…