Sep 21, 2004 Movies The Ninth Day by Volker Schlöndorff (Review) ‘The Ninth Day’ is a thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking thriller from start to finish.
Sep 21, 2004 Movies Kontroll by Nimród Antal (Review) The film never lives up its vast potential but consistently underperforms right through the lackluster ending.
Sep 21, 2004 Movies Schizo by Gulshat Omarova (Review) Although the film has several double crosses and twist or two, it’s the furthest thing from a crime thriller that you could find.
Sep 21, 2004 Movies Niceland by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (Review) Niceland is not a bad movie, but it fails simply because it doesn’t seem to trust the audience at all.
Sep 21, 2004 Movies The World by Jia Zhang-Ke (Review) As the film continues, it gradually becomes a treatise on the all-too common topic these days of modern alienation.
Sep 18, 2004 Movies The Overture by Ittisoontorn Vichailak (Review) Of all of the films I saw at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, The Overture was easily the most sentimental and honest.
Sep 18, 2004 Movies Symmetry by Konrad Niewolski (Review) A Polish prison film that raises interesting questions about the law and morality in general.
Sep 18, 2004 Movies Automne by Ra’up Mcgee (Review) Like the classic French crime thrillers, Automne exudes coolness and atmosphere.
Sep 18, 2004 Movies Undertow by David Gordon Green (Review) Undertow should serve only to further cement David Gordon Green’s reputation as a young filmmaker.
Sep 18, 2004 Movies Throw Down by Johnnie To (Review) Put mildly, I found this film a complete waste of time.
Sep 18, 2004 Movies The Machinist by Brad Anderson (Review) An intriguing premise is pretty much squandered on a finale that’s derivative and underwhelming.
Sep 18, 2004 Movies After the Day Before by Attila Janisch (Review) A haunting and ominous treatise on memory, space, death, and sin.
Sep 13, 2004 Movies Last Life in the Universe by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Review) The film moves with such quiet grace and sublimity that I found myself completely arrested throughout.
Aug 29, 2004 Movies Moonlight Express by Daniel Lee (Review) If you’re looking for a way to pay respects to the memory of Leslie Cheung, you can certainly do far, far worse.
Jul 23, 2004 Movies Go by Isao Yukisada (Review) Sugihara’s struggles feel wholly real and believable, which makes the film’s final scenes of reconciliation all the more rewarding and powerful.
Jul 3, 2004 Movies Oldboy by Park Chan-wook (Review) There’s something rather Old Testament-y about this story to me, with its portrayal of vengeance, depravity, and forgiveness.
Jul 3, 2004 Movies The Terrorist by Santosh Sivan (Review) A moody, atmospheric Indian film about a suicide bomber who starts having second thoughts about her mission.
May 22, 2004 Movies A Man for All Seasons by Fred Zinnemann (Review) More finally confronting his accusers in the courtroom is as great a final showdown as you’ll ever see.
May 22, 2004 Movies To Kill a Mockingbird by Robert Mulligan (Review) Watching this movie, I felt a great deal of sadness.
May 21, 2004 Movies A Man Who Went To Mars by Jeong-Kwon Kim (Review) With a longer running time, perhaps something more substantial might have taken place.