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Articles by J. Hoberman
Cassady at the wheel, on the road.
Magic Trip: An LSD Trip Best Avoided
By J. Hoberman • August 23, 2011 12:00 am

The subject of Magic Trip is the LSD- powered, cross-country road movie orchestrated by novelist Ken Kesey in the summer…

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The site is prepped for nuclear waste.
Into Eternity: More Nukes, More Waste, More Fear
By J. Hoberman • July 19, 2011 12:00 am

Danish artist Michael Madsen’s Into Eternity documents an anti-monument to negativity. Admirably forward-thinking, if undeniably quixotic, Finland’s government has undertaken…

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The pupil (Wysocki) and his unqualified mentor (Reilly).
Terri: Can John C. Reilly Save This Teen?
By J. Hoberman • July 12, 2011 12:00 am

Directed by Azazel Jacobs, Terri concerns an obese 15-year-old, a de facto orphan, living in a ramshackle home with a…

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Don't expect City to be seen anytime soon in Japan.
City of Life and Death: The Rape of...
By J. Hoberman • July 5, 2011 12:00 am

Lu Chuan’s City of Life and Death has the title and the feel of a monument. This wide-screen, austerely monochromatic,…

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What's that thing in the woods? Weerasethakul isn't saying.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives:...
By J. Hoberman • June 14, 2011 12:00 am

The acme of no-budget, Buddhist-animist, faux-naive, avant-pop magic neorealism, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee is a movie in which conversing with…

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Chandler (left) and Emmerich are among the few adults called to the mysterious scene.
Super 8: J.J. Abrams Creates a Nifty Sci-Fi...
By J. Hoberman • June 7, 2011 12:00 am

A big-bang demolition derby, J.J. Abrams’ much-anticipated, greatly enjoyable Super 8 seems bound for box-office glory. Set in a small…

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One of the film's four-legged stars.
Le Quattro Volte: Deep Into the Soul of...
By J. Hoberman • May 10, 2011 12:00 am

Grave, beautiful, austerely comic, and casually metempsychotic, Michelangelo Frammartino’s Le Quattro Volte is one of the wiggiest nature documentaries—or almost-documentaries—ever…

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Williams’ pioneer proves sturdiest among her party.
Meek’s Cutoff: Michelle Williams Searches for Oregon
By J. Hoberman • May 3, 2011 12:00 am

Tenacious indie Kelly Reichardt has specialized in quirky, minimalist quasi–road movies in which loners come unmoored in some great American…

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Herzog immersed in Stone Age history.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams: Werner Herzog’s 3-D Adventure!
By J. Hoberman • May 3, 2011 12:00 am

One of the few justifiable recent excursions into 3-D, Werner Herzog’s new documentary charts a secret wonder of the world,…

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Binoche plays some kind of version of herself?
Certified Copy: Juliette Binoche in a Hall of...
By J. Hoberman • April 5, 2011 12:00 am

Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy is exactly that: The Iranian modernist’s first feature to be shot in the West is a…

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The detectives follow a cold trail.
Cold Weather: Mumble-Noir in Portland
By J. Hoberman • March 8, 2011 12:00 am

Aaron Katz’s Portland-set junior detective mystery stakes a claim as the founding work of mumble-noir. The 29-year-old director’s two previous…

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Dekker as "ambisexual" collegiate experimenter.
Kaboom: Scooby-Doo With Sex, Drugs, and Tattooed Hotties
By J. Hoberman • February 22, 2011 12:00 am

As spacey as its title suggests, Gregg Araki’s latest youth film is an occult mystery set in the ultimate SoCal…

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One of Francesca Woodman's self-portraits.
The Woodmans: True Believers in the Church of...
By J. Hoberman • February 22, 2011 12:00 am

Precocious, ambitious, and deeply disturbed, photographer Francesca Woodman committed suicide in 1981 at the age of 22; her work was…

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Helms as the innocent not even abroad.
Cedar Rapids: John C. Reilly Is the Devil!
By J. Hoberman • February 15, 2011 12:00 am

Miguel Arteta’s amiable Cedar Rapids is a mild comedy of embarrassment, set in the dark heart of Middle America and…

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Donald Sutherland (right) counsels Tatum.
The Eagle: Channing Tatum Discovers the Limits of...
By J. Hoberman • February 8, 2011 12:00 am

Directed by Kevin Macdonald, this adaptation of a 1954 historical novel about second-century Roman legions and youthful derring-do on the…

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The magician and his rabbit practice backstage.
The Illusionist: Jacques Tati Lives! (As a Cartoon)
By J. Hoberman • January 25, 2011 12:00 am

Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist breathes life into a celluloid fossil, lovingly animating an unproduced script by the great filmmaker Jacques…

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Rogen hits on Diaz, hard.
The Green Hornet: Seth Rogen’s Star Vehicle Turns...
By J. Hoberman • January 11, 2011 12:00 am

Only inertia will bring people to Michel Gondry’s new 3-D spectacle. Opening amid persistent negative buzz in the mid-January dead…

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The corrupt mentor (Spacey) and his protégé (Barry Pepper).
Casino Jack: Kevin Spacey Turns Evil!
By J. Hoberman • January 4, 2011 12:00 am

The late George Hickenlooper’s Casino Jack is an improbably blithe cautionary tale, recounting the rise and fall of D.C. superlobbyist…

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Garcia as New Wave heroine.
Guy & Madeline on a Park Bench: A...
By J. Hoberman • January 4, 2011 12:00 am

A quasi-documentary portrait of young non-actors striking poses, walking around Boston, hanging out, and playing or listening to music, Damien…

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As husband and wife, Firth and Bonham Carter are both considered Oscar prospects.
The King’s Speech: Colin Firth Stammers His Way...
By J. Hoberman • December 21, 2010 12:00 am

A picnic for Anglophiles, not to mention a prospective Oscar bonanza for the brothers Weinstein, The King’s Speech is a…

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