CRIMINAL is a trifle of a thriller. Sure, guns are fired, things explode, and Ryan Reynolds meets a grisly end shortly after the flick begins, but the necessary tension to keep us all on the edge of our seats is noticeably lacking. What we are left with is an intriguing premise, Gary Oldman at his… Read More »
THE DREAMERS
Bernardo Bertoluccis THE DREAMERS is a moody bit of erotica that devolves into a muddle. Trying as it does to mix the heady and revolutionary nature of politics and sex in the 1960s, when it is set, it fails to draw the parallels necessary to elevate the porn-lite into a more profound, not to mention potent, realm… Read More »
SILK
SILK, based on the novel by Alessandro Baricco, is a singularly uninvolving bit of piffle crafted as though those who made it were afraid of waking someone. The scenery is lovely, which is a good thing, because there is nothing else happening here worth seeing. And from this we learn a valuable lesson. Art direction… Read More »
DELIRIOUS
DELIRIOUS is like a tidy little zen koan from Tom DiCillo. The story is about paparazzi and the celebs that they stalk, but both the comedy and the tragedy in this gentle satire comes from the schizophrenic struggle between public image and reality in those lives. The lesson involves three stories that intertwine by chance… Read More »