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Even though director Edward Yang already had one short film under his belt (a portion of the omnibus "In Our Time" in 1983), nothi...

Michael Winterbottom's "The Killer Inside Me" ranked as my number 7 favorite film from 2010. Michael Winterbottom's twis...

The top 5 things that have stirred me in 2012: 5. The duo of Keira Knightely and Steve Carell in "Seeking A Friend For the End of th...

1. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)- Starts out with a trance-like fervor, endlessly following a group of poverty ridden people living on ...

Part of the charm of Robert Parrish's mid 70's actioner is exactly what makes it just an average film... some over-thee-hill actor...

Moonrise Kingdom At this point in Wes Anderson’s career, his visual style, eccentric characterizations and pop song interludes could be la...

Very sad news with the passing of the great Andrew Sarris. When I first came online in 1994 or so, he was the first critic I archived and we...

Bernie At times, I consider Richard Linklater to be the best Texan filmmaker. Or at least the most honest and practical about this fair st...

Apache (1954) *** - Burt Lancaster began his long and illustrious career with Aldrich in this adept western as an Indian waging a terrorist...

One of the most overlooked and under appreciated bands of the 80's.... The Blue Nile. Please check them out if you're so inclinded. ...

My affections for Ridley Scott's "Alien" came in a roundabout way. It was one my father's favorite movies (along with ...

A few more titles deseving a proper release: 1) The Confession (1970)- I love the calculated, politically aware films of Costa-Gavras and ...

My God this looks amazing.....

Wolfgang Panzer's "The Empty World" is a prototypical German film- dour, analytical and emotionless- which make the film's...

Zal Batmanglij's "Sound of My Voice" is a low-fi stunner. Co-written by himself and actress Brit Marling- who was so good in l...

1. The Son of No One (2011)- I'm a big Dito Montiel fan, but the talk about this Al Pacino-Channing Tatum drama has been middling. Afte...

The Cabin In the Woods Drew Goddard’s “The Cabin In the Woods” sets itself apart from other horror films pretty early on with its opening...

Ahh, baseball season. Nothing better. MLB baseball cable package ordered, Opening Day game tradition still intact (although the Ranger bandw...

1. The Interrupters (2011)- If I had seen this film last year, it would have ranked very high on my favorites of 2011. Documentarian Steve J...

"State of Siege", directed by Costa-Gavras, has alot in common with the 70's films of Francesco Rosi.... films that are right ...