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[NYFF Review] Life of Pi

Life of Pi, Ang Lee's gallant, visually overwhelming adaptation of Yann Martel's bestseller, takes a little while to get going. The animals-are-precious opening...

[Review] Solomon Kane

A suitably grim atmosphere, an invested lead and a lack of a knowing wink are what Solomon Kane has going for it. That may scare people away from this sword-and...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Wake In Fright

When watching a film made more than four decades ago, there is a tendency to think that some of the atmosphere and intensity might be lost. After all, horror fi...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Pusher

Closely resembling the Danish original, the UK version of Pusher is an impressive creation that has similarly engaging characters and taut, frenetic action. Bas...

[Review] Pitch Perfect

Anything trying to capitalize on the now-waning Glee craze and Step Up's surprising staying power probably should be dismissed sight unseen. How could a film de...

[NYFF Review] Barbara

What's so greatly appealing about Christian Petzold's Barbara is that, for a good chunk of its 105-minute runtime, the film douses itself in an atmosphere of re...

[Review] How to Survive a Plague

The war against AIDS was fought and won by those dying on the frontlines in Greenwich Village, New York City who could no longer accept a country's willingness ...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Frankenweenie

In feature animation the budgets are bigger than ever and the competition is fierce in an environment where companies like Pixar and Dreamworks are competing to...

[Review] Trouble with the Curve

Say what you want about Clint Eastwood's recent output, but the simple fact that it includes films as widely disparate as Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Here...

[Review] Dredd 3D

Don’t let the mask fool you. Judge Dredd has no tolerance for funny business. He will make good use of his multi-functional gun that includes a stun gun, armor ...