April 20, 2010
Held together almost entirely by the strength of Gyllenhall’s performance, Sherrybaby is one of the best independent movies of the decade.
April 20, 2010
Haiti Chérie is a brutal film and stirs up in its spectator, as it should and as did its predecessors, a desire for change.
March 26, 2010
WHAT IT IS: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born destitute, has the most gifted olfactory sense ever bestowed on a human being. He yearns to learn how to distill all smells, including a woman’s. HOW IT IS: Twyker’s Perfume is strange but mesmerizing, like a song you can’t forget. It slowly creeps in, half serial killer movie, half meditation on life, talent and […]
April 20, 2010
As action films go, Wolverine isn’t so bad, establishing a diverse group of supporting characters for the franchise to play around with.
March 26, 2010
In The Savages, Tamara Jenkins explores the importance of family and the effects of dementia in this hard depiction of growing old.