I have never experienced anything quite like The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a virtually flawless film. Andrew Dominik has come out of left field to write and direct the best non-animated film of 2007. Chopper (2000) was his other... More
Kurt Kuenne, the filmmaker, is a close friend of his subjects, and that friendship is as good a reason any filmmaker can have for the minor missteps in the way he tells his story. Is it possible to accuse an honest man responsible for such a heartbreaking film of being... More
A one-joke premise is actually sustained well for most of this mostly one-joke film with dozens of hilarious one-liners. After an entire career of playing slightly varied versions of the immature man-child, it would be nice, perhaps, if Step Brothers offered something... More
Stay alert, pay attention, and enjoy Tell No One, a very good mystery with one of the more astounding traffic accidents ever filmed.
Every scene of Fatih Akin's Head-On contains something shocking, something funny, and/or something heartbreaking. At the risk of divulging too much of the brilliantly simple story and deceptively complex characters, the critic will note that Head-On is a well executed,... More
It is important to note that, in film criticism, the critic’s first task is to watch* the film. If we are to regard cinema as a field of art worthy of the same lasting, meaningful consideration that has long been enjoyed by, for... More
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Post-rapture Yard Sale Commision
In our post-Rapture world all the paper money will have dissipated into ashy nothingness, leaving only the coins to...
Coalition For Betterment Of Film
A group for those who dream of the day that films will be better and have something more to showcase than just shitty...
"C" is for Critic, and we all know we are one at heart. You may think to yourself, I don't need to be in a...
A place where all aspiring or established critics, cineastes, and moviegoers can write out their thoughts about the...
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