Uncategorized

ARE YOU THE FAVORITE PERSON OF ANYBODY?

By | January 2005

SUNDANCE SHORT 2005 REVIEW! In the black-and-white HD movie, John C. Reilly plays a man standing on a neighborhood street, asking people the titular survey…

Read More

Reviews

ARE YOU THE FAVORITE PERSON OF ANYBODY?

“Are You the Favorite Person of Anbody?” is a clever four minutes of odd fun directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Miranda July, who wrote and...

Reviews

PURA LENGUA (ALL TONGUE)

When making an 11-minute short, it’s advisable to have a pretty narrow focus. “Pura Lengua” is stylish, but completely disorganized as it tries to...

Reviews

SWIM TEST

“Swim Test” quietly observes the life of a depressed high school senior who has to take off his shirt to go swimming and graduate. Director Alex Chung...

Reviews

TAMA TU

Taika Waitit’s “Tama Tu” offers a refreshing look at war by examining a childish Maori battalion camped out in a ruined building during World War II....

Reviews

THE YOUTH IN US

“The Youth in Us” is a clever bait-and-switch short that becomes more tragic as it reveals its true scenario. Lucas Haas and Kelli Garner give strong...

Reviews

VICTORIA PARA CHINO

Claustrophobic darkness pervades in Cary Fukunaga’s "Victoria Para Chino,” which depicts the true story of a large group of more than 80 Mexicans...

Reviews

THIS REVOLUTION

As George W. Bush begins his second term, the time couldn’t be more right for a ferocious political drama about grassroots activism. Writer-director...

Reviews

NINE LIVES

“Nine Lives” is composed of nine separate stories, each shot in a single take, each named for the leading female character, each vaguely (sometimes...

Reviews

PLANET OF THE ARABS

A weak attempt at provocation that nonetheless puts across a valid point, “Planet of the Arabs” is a pastiche with an attitude. Arab-American...

Reviews

ON A CLEAR DAY

The setting is a shipyard in Glasgow, and the scene should be joyous. A massive cargo ship is embarking on its maiden voyage, and it seems as if the whole...

« Previous 1 … 1,254 1,255 1,256 1,257 1,258 … 2,330 Next »