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District 13: Ultimatum: More Stunts, Please

Less a sequel than a remake of the exhilarating 2006 French action flick that introduced parkour to American audiences, D13:U only works when at... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: February 03, 2010

From Paris With Love: Why Does John Travolta Hate France?

As personal assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to France, James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) longs for some more adventurous way to serve his... More>>

By Nick Pinkerton

Published: February 03, 2010

North Face: Alpine Tragedy Becomes Harrowing Film

No, not the parkas. The fearsome north face of the Eiger became the object of National Socialist obsession during the '30s. An Olympic gold medal... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: February 03, 2010

Shinjuku Incident: Jackie Chan Turns Off the Smile

Fresh from his painful buffoonery in The Spy Next Door, Jackie Chan tacks the opposite direction in this tough yet conventional Tokyo-set crime... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: February 03, 2010

Spike & Mike’s New Generation Animation Festival: 19 Shorts, Most of Them Good

Moving away from the "Sick and Twisted" compilations that built the Spike & Mike brand, this new collection of 19 animated shorts is light on... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: February 03, 2010

The White Ribbon: Cruel Kinder

Prewar German youth prepare for war in Michael Haneke’s masterpiece.

The White Ribbon is Michael Haneke's first German-language film since the original Funny Games (1997), and, addressing what used to be called... More>>

By J. Hoberman

Published: January 27, 2010

Edge of Darkness: Gibson Stretches as a Man With a Grudge

"Did you shoot my daughtah?" is the question posed, in flat-voweled Bostonian, in the trailer for Edge. And Mel Gibson, much-bereaved and... More>>

By Nick Pinkerton

Published: January 27, 2010

Police, Adjective: aka CSI: Bucharest

Detective stories imply that mysteries can be solved, or at least rationally explained, and confirm a universe in which guilt is determined... More>>

By J. Hoberman

Published: January 27, 2010

Sissyboy: Behind the Makeup

From Portland, Katie Turinski's insiderish, affectionate documentary follows a dozen guys who perform "shock drag" in the model of San... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: January 27, 2010

Dinner & a Movie: My Date With Sandra Bullock

As home theaters get bigger, movie theaters have battled back with lounge chairs, food, and booze—all the comforts of home, and no popcorn... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: January 20, 2010

Mine: Rescuing Pets From Hurricane Katrina

Should a living, breathing, frolicking house pet be considered a piece of property? Is it fair to set a statute of limitations on the time it... More>>

By Aaron Hillis

Published: January 20, 2010

Mystery Team: The Hardy Boys Refuse to Grow Up

Just because you're a hit on YouTube doesn't mean you should be making movies. Case in point: the three likeable NYU grads who perform Internet... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: January 20, 2010

To My Great Chagrin: The Exceptionally Cranky Life of Brother Theodore

To those who remember his appearances on David Letterman's show in the '80s, Brother Theodore was a German-accented, white-haired old crank whom... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: January 20, 2010

A Town Called Panic: Animated Whimsy From Belgium

Animals and people are all jumbled up in this hyperactive Belgian puppet animation—as in Panic's central ménage of Cowboy, Indian,... More>>

By J. Hoberman

Published: January 20, 2010

The Book of Eli: Denzel Washington Kicks Ass for Jesus

Directors Allen and Albert Hughes were raised by an Armenian mother and an African American father. With such a background, it would be difficult... More>>

By Nick Pinkerton

Published: January 13, 2010

Gogol Bordello Non-Stop: From Kiev With Love

A whirling dervish of rafter-swinging rebellion, gypsy-punk rockers Gogol Bordello (led by handlebar-mustached beanpole Eugene... More>>

By Nick Pinkerton

Published: January 13, 2010

The Lovely Bones: Peter Jackson Stumbles With New Age Adaptation

Cults collide as Peter Jackson tackles Alice Sebold's bestselling New Age gothic, the story of a rape-murder-dismemberment and its aftermath,... More>>

By J. Hoberman

Published: January 13, 2010

The Spy Next Door: Jackie Chan and Billy Ray Cyrus Compare Bad Hair

Like director Brian Levant's past two outings—2002's Snow Dogs and 2005's Are We There Yet?— Spy is immediately forgettable family... More>>

By Melissa Anderson

Published: January 13, 2010

Until the Light Takes Us: Bad Sounds From Norway

The subject of Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell's documentary is Norwegian black metal, a scorched-earth subset of thrash that materialized around... More>>

By Nick Pinkerton

Published: January 13, 2010

Wonderful World: Matthew Broderick as Bitter Stoner

Ah, the Matthew Broderick stoner movie. Ferris Bueller all grown up: divorced, disappointed, a weekend father, looking chubby and unshaven,... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: January 13, 2010

Crazy Heart: Jeff Bridges Sings His Way Toward an Oscar Nomination

Yesterday's honky-tonk hero, Bad Blake, arrives at a Clovis, New Mexico, bowling alley. It's another in a string of low-pay, low-turnout gigs... More>>

By Nick Pinkerton

Published: January 06, 2010

Daybreakers: Ethan Hawke Is Lost Among Corporate Vampires

No fashion-conscious multiplex movie should face opening day without some grave issue of our day propped in its buttonhole. Last year's sci-fi... More>>

By Nick Pinkerton

Published: January 06, 2010

Died Young, Stayed Pretty: Grunge Artifacts, Suitable for Framing

Several local artists are featured in Eileen Yaghoobian's fan-ish documentary about rock-poster designers. Opening night, she'll join Jeff... More>>

By Brian Miller

Published: January 06, 2010

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Heath Ledger and Terry Gilliam in a Messy Collaboration

Reunited with Charles McKeown, his co-writer on Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam has created another Ultimate Pomo... More>>

By Ella Taylor

Published: January 06, 2010