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[Review] Fun Size

Fun size candy is always a disappointment -- much like the movie of the same name, also misleading in suggesting it's both “fun” and a critique of “Halloween," ...

[Review] The Loneliest Planet

Julia Loktev's The Loneliest Planet, an invasive, thoroughly haunting anatomy of the vibrant bond between an engaged American couple, begins harmlessly enough. ...

[Austin Review] Elemental

An intense focus on globalization connects three strands at the core of the Elemental. although the broader theme is we are all connected by virtue of starting ...

[Review] Tai Chi Zero

A film like Tai Chi Zero makes one wonder how far a wink and a smile can take you. Within 94 minutes one hurtles from irrational fast-paced action to droll dram...

[Review] Paranormal Activity 4

Allow me to evoke the great Tom Petty once more: the waiting is the hardest part. The Paranormal Activity “brand”--  because at this point they aren’t movies, s...

[Review] Alex Cross

Amongst the many reasons that David Fincher directed Zodiac, his painstakingly methodical and precise look into the investigation of the Zodiac killer, was to k...

[Review] Paul Williams: Still Alive

The title Paul Williams: Still Alive is either the meanest or the most life-affirming in recent documentary history, and after watching Stephen Kessler’s film a...

[NYFF Review] Flight

In Robert Zemeckis’ first non-CG film since Cast Away, the much-adored Hollywood director tackles the serious issue of substance abuse with the dramatic backdro...

[NYFF Review] Tabu

Miguel Gomes's Tabu, one of the year's true incarnations of movie magic, is an irresistible tailspin into a world that covers everything from an old woman's gam...

[Review] Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is one of the most divisive novels ever written with equal numbers hailing her Objectivist manifesto as Bible or deriding it as blasph...