Fresh
| Rotten 18%
| The Trouble with Romance (2009) | "
The performances are convincing, and director Gene Rhee does a good job of outlining the messiness of human affections here, showing how we don't always know what we really want or how to get it." Posted Feb 26, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| The Year of the Yao (2005) | "
James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's taut, engrossing 2004 documentary on Chinese basketball player Yao Ming's first year in the NBA offers insight into the game and its stars." Posted Mar 25, 2008 |
Fresh
| N/A | The Bridge (1959) | "
Director Bernhard Wicki's precise and gripping staging of the final battle brings the tragedy of war sickeningly alive." Posted Jan 11, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 82%
| Exiled (2007) | "
This 2006 Hong Kong-produced gangster film by director Johnnie To, set in Macao, is an entertaining product that presents a powerful artistic vision." Posted Sep 7, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Kamp Katrina (2007) | "
Ashley Sabin and David Redmon's gently observational videography and editing let the story emerge without any controlling structure or narration..." Posted Aug 31, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Light Keeps Me Company (2001) | "
A loving but unstinting portrait of longtime Ingmar Bergman cinematographer Sven Nyqvist." Posted Jul 31, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Tokyo Twilight (1957) | "
This rarely screened, melancholy 1957 film, Ozu's last in black and white, is one of his best." Posted Jun 20, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Late Autumn (1960) | "
I'm not the world's biggest Ozu fan, but this late work is one of his finest." Posted Jun 19, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007) | "
[An] occasionally lighthearted but always affecting cautionary tale." Posted Jun 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006) | "
More interesting is Chernick's concise survey of Barney's intriguing early work, including weird Vaseline-covered sculptures and footage of him trying to draw while under physical restraints such as a harness, etc." Posted Apr 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| The Decomposition of the Soul (2007) | "
[A] darkly poetic study of psychological brutality." Posted Feb 7, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Salvador Allende (2004) | "
Patricio Guzman's 2004 biography of the Chilean president is less a conventional documentary than a cinematic act of mourning." Posted Sep 8, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Jandek - Jandek on Corwood (2004) | "
Director Chad Friedrichs works around Jandek's never having revealed his identity by interpolating shots of the PO box and rocks on the beach with the talking heads of fans, critics, and journalists, and lots of Jandek's wistful, haunting music." Posted Sep 18, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme () | "
An engaged and knowing look at the underground world of improvised rap, concentrating on artists less interested in commercial success and cutting records than in the 'spontaneous right now' of 'nonconceptual rhyme.'" Posted Jul 20, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Deserted Station (2002) | "
The film's relaxed pace, unassuming tone, and respect for its characters all recall the films of Abbas Kiarostami, who provided the story idea, but director Ali Reza Raisian adds a slightly more dramatic and emotional edge." Posted Apr 3, 2004 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| I'll Sing For You (2004) | "
Kar Kar's singing is wonderfully expressive, and an improvised song to his wife at her grave site demonstrates the emotional wellspring of his music." Posted Mar 16, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) | "
This fascinating 1957 film, based on a true story, concerns the hunt for a serial killer by the Nazi regime." Posted Jan 10, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Last Holiday (1950) | "
Funny, if you don't concentrate." Posted Jan 10, 2004 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| Kandahar (2001) |
Click here to read article Posted Jun 24, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Underground Zero (2002) | "
Though none of these 13 videos culled from the project is superb on its own, the mix of perspectives encourages us to think analytically about our own responses and the sources of the terrorists' hatred." Posted Apr 5, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 70%
| Flickering Lights (2001) | "
The personality conflicts among the four seem a bit formulaic, as do the flashbacks explaining why each turned to crime, but the narrative is inventive enough to sustain interest." Posted Mar 27, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| The Flip Side (2001) | "
Despite some amateurish moments, Pulido displays genuine visual intelligence." Posted Oct 12, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Tokyo Olympiad (1965) | "
Though it's visually choppy, with some disruptive zooms, the 'Scope format matches the subject's scale, and Ichikawa's emphasis on shared human experience is compelling." Posted Jan 22, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Ruby Bridges (1999) | "
As Ruby, Chaz Monet captures the child's happiness and sadness, fear and fortitude, with genuine subtlety." Posted Jul 3, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| The Insect Woman (1963) | "
Darkly elegant." Posted Feb 13, 2001 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 78%
| Kippur (2000) | "
Gitai plunges the viewer into the reality of modern warfare, in which the enemy is often invisible -- we never see the Syrians in Kippur -- and battle lines are often unclear." Posted Feb 7, 2001 |
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