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Articles by Aaron Hillis
The late French philosopher.
An Encounter With Simone Weil: Remembering the Late...
By Aaron Hillis • September 18, 2012 12:00 am

In the abbreviated life of French philosopher and sociopolitical activist Simone Weil (1909–1943), the daughter of agnostic Jews went to…

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It's spring, the season of Statham and gunfire.
Safe: Oh, Jason Statham, Won’t You Remove Your...
By Aaron Hillis • April 24, 2012 12:00 am

The pulpy scenarios change, but squinty action hero Jason Statham remains chiseled, coiled, and ready to hurl himself into scores…

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Gordon and Abel make with the whimsy.
The Fairy: Romantic Buffoonery in Le Havre
By Aaron Hillis • April 24, 2012 12:00 am

Since their irresistibly madcap 2005 debut Iceberg, Belgium-based filmmakers, actors, and former clowns Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, and Bruno Romy…

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The artist at work.
Gerhard Richter Painting: A Profile of the Great...
By Aaron Hillis • March 20, 2012 12:00 am

Countless documentaries have feebly attempted to probe and illuminate the creative process (the phrase “dancing about architecture” springs to mind),…

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Behold tiny Arrietty!
The Secret World of Arrietty: The Borrowers Becomes...
By Aaron Hillis • February 14, 2012 12:00 am

Although Japanese animation virtuoso Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) serves only on the periphery as co-writer and production supervisor, his soulfulness…

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In Mumbai, the Dharavi slum creates its own order.
Urbanized: Part Three of Gary Hustwit’s Design Trilogy
By Aaron Hillis • January 3, 2012 12:00 am

A micro-to-macro expansion of, and logical conclusion to, Gary Hustwit’s elegantly compelling, design-in-the-everyday doc trilogy (which investigated the ubiquity of…

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Bros in midlife (from left): Piven, Lowe, McKay, and Jane.
I Melt With You: A Lost Weekend With...
By Aaron Hillis • December 13, 2011 12:00 am

Insincere and superficially nihilistic, Mark Pellington’s swaggering, midlife-crisis melodrama—about a soulless quartet of asshole college buds you’d never want to…

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Colby (right) with President Ford.
The Man Nobody Knew: Secrets and Lies in...
By Aaron Hillis • November 29, 2011 12:00 am

With a chewy title to tip us off, director Carl Colby’s compelling and tricky portrait of his late pop streamlines…

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Alejandra Garcia is among those interviewed by Yates.
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator: Not Every...
By Aaron Hillis • November 22, 2011 12:00 am

In 1982, documentary filmmaker Pamela Yates traveled to Guatemala to capture both sides of the then-raging civil war, in which…

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Fischer as beleaguered heroine.
A Little Help: Jenna Fischer Is Trapped on...
By Aaron Hillis • July 19, 2011 12:00 am

“Suburban malaise,” they call it, and it’s the reason why Long Island dental hygienist Laura (Jenna Fischer) self-soothes with afternoon…

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Happy beach family Quaid, Robb, and Hunt.
Soul Surfer: The Upside of Losing Your Arm
By Aaron Hillis • April 5, 2011 12:00 am

Adapted from the memoir-ized 2003 tragedy-to-triumph of Hawaiian teen surfer Bethany Hamilton—who famously returned to her board a few weeks…

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Gyllenhaal is totally game.
Source Code: Jake Gyllenhaal in a Solid Sci-Fi...
By Aaron Hillis • March 29, 2011 12:00 am

Moon director Duncan Jones’ pseudo-cerebral, modestly budgeted sci-fi thriller is a propulsive ride worth your popcorn dollar, not for its…

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Musical performer Lhamo.
Tibet in Song: The Musical Resistance to Chinese...
By Aaron Hillis • November 30, 2010 12:00 am

Raised as an exile in India, Tibetan ethnomusicologist and first-time filmmaker Ngawang Choephel returned to his homeland as an adult…

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On the beach: Bones and Jones.
Wah Do Dem: Hey, Hipsters, Get Out of...
By Aaron Hillis • August 10, 2010 12:00 am

A couple of days before cashing in on a free Caribbean cruise for two, dorky Brooklyn hipster Max (Sean Bones)…

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Hot strings: Laurent on fiddle.
The Concert: Embarrassing Fiddle Twaddle From Russia
By Aaron Hillis • August 3, 2010 12:00 am

Beyond fans of Mélanie Laurent—who furiously fingers a fiddle and wears flashback wigs—The Concert may appeal to those who delight…

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With Charlie Tahan (left), Efron shows his nautical side.
Charlie St. Cloud: Zac Efron Pulls Our Heartstrings
By Aaron Hillis • July 27, 2010 12:00 am

In a go-nowhere Pacific Northwest town, dreamy high-school sailor Charlie (played mostly by Zac Efron’s abs and piercing gaze) puts…

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Protestors during the 1950s.
Soundtrack for a Revolution: Rebel Musicians in the...
By Aaron Hillis • April 27, 2010 12:00 am

If you don’t already know the history of the American civil-rights movement (seriously?), of how everyday folks became nonviolent freedom…

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Organic farmer Joel Salatin also appeared in the recent Food, Inc.
Fresh: Preaching to the Food-Fearing Choir
By Aaron Hillis • April 27, 2010 12:00 am

No die-hard foodie would, in their right mind, argue any of the points made in Ana Sofia Joanes’ impassioned, good-egg…

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One of Banksy's iconic rat stencils.
Exit Through the Gift Shop: Half a Glimpse...
By Aaron Hillis • April 20, 2010 12:00 am

This is not just the definitive portrait of street-art counterculture, but also a hilarious exposé of the gullibility of the…

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Foster only gradually reveals what Iraq has done to him.
The Messenger: An Oscar Shot for Woody Harrelson?
By Aaron Hillis • November 23, 2009 12:00 am

I’m Not There screenwriter Oren Moverman makes his directorial debut with this moving and nuanced drama about the home-front readjustment…

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The tools of Duffy's revenge fantasies.
The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day: Shoot,...
By Aaron Hillis • November 9, 2009 12:00 am

Filmmaker Troy Duffy certainly makes an easy target—at least his former friends thought so when they made the 2003 doc…

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Reilly is abetted by fellow freak Salma Hayek.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant: The Movie,...
By Aaron Hillis • October 20, 2009 12:00 am

The vampire trend continues, but the only authentic bloodsuckers in Cirque du Freak are its producers and studio execs. Drawn…

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Fuller drives us down mean streets indeed.
Loren Cass: Like a Teenage Bukowski in Florida
By Aaron Hillis • September 22, 2009 12:00 am

Chris Fuller’s powerfully unsettling debut—written in 1997 when the director was just 15—is a starkly lyrical portrait of angry, disaffected…

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