No Regret begins as a perceptive glimpse into a specific gay subculture, then descends halfway through into Korean melodrama hell; put both parts... More>>
Year of the Fish is the kind of really bad movie it takes a lot of misplaced conviction to make. A modern-day fairy tale unwisely told from the... More>>
Art HouseCompiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser,
August 27, 2008
Castro Theatre. The Little Mermaid singalong: An interactive presentation of the Disney feature, with prizes for costumes. Thursdays, Fridays.... More>>
Full of itself and not half as funny as it thinks it is, Hamlet 2 is simply tragic.
By Robert Wilonsky,
August 20, 2008
In its final 10 minutes, Hamlet 2 is little more than chaos, noise, and nonsense. Those are 10 perfectly enjoyable minutes: It's hard to knock... More>>
Rainn Wilson comedy is more childish pop than hardcore funny.
By Robert Wilonsky,
August 20, 2008
The Rocker bears the decidedly unmistakable odor of something made in 1983 and left on the shelf ever since. Which isn't to suggest that it's... More>>
You may not know Mimi Weddell's name, but you probably know her face: As Jyll Johnstone's documentary shows, the pool of agile 93-year-old women... More>>
Art HouseCompiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser,
August 20, 2008
Artists' Television Access. Bijou and Bayside: Wakefield Poole's hardcore male erotic classics from the 1970s. Wed., Aug. 20, 8 p.m. Shutdown:... More>>
Woody Allen is back from his European vacation. Next, he directs Larry David in N.Y.C. and Puccini for L.A. Opera.
By Scott Foundas,
August 13, 2008
The last time I interviewed Woody Allen, at his editing suite on Manhattan's Upper East Side, he was preparing the release of Match Point (2005),... More>>
FrozenRiver may lay it on a bit thick, but Melissa Leo nails the role of a struggling single mom.
By Ella Taylor,
August 13, 2008
When I heard that Quentin Tarantino handed the Grand Jury Prize for best feature to Courtney Hunt's Frozen River at this year's Sundance Film... More>>
Early buzz out of Hollywood pegged Tropic Thunder, directed and co-written by star Ben Stiller, as the end-all and be-all of movie-biz parodies... More>>