Monday, February 11, 2008

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Link to The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Sharon

Posted:

Dror Moreh's docu about Ariel Sharon is clearly a television program lacking the flair and ambition of feature documentaries.

Black Ice

Posted:

The film has its characters slipping and sliding all over an icy psychological landscape in a twisted thriller about marital infidelity, manipulation and betrayal.

The Song of Sparrows

Posted:

Majid Majidi reverts to a plain country setting in his latest film, a metaphor-driven tale of moral decline and redemption. The story moves smoothly through the standard tropes of Iranian art house cinema.

Le premier venu (Just Anybody)

Posted:

In a brilliant use of space, the characters move in desolated landscapes and the director's taste for garish camera movements as an expression of the characters' inner torments skillfully balance the theatrical impression.

Gardens of the Night

Posted:

Harris spent years researching and writing his script, and it shows. The small details feel right, leaving us to accept the utter horror of the larger details.

Elegy

Posted:

Penelope Cruz's performance deserves to be seen widely, but the story's pretensions and downbeat mood will not endear the film to audiences.

What the Heart Craves

Posted:

Izumi Takahashi gets extraordinary dramatic mileage out of a hate-triangle of ex- and current lovers/roommates and their entanglement with other characters.

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