movies
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So, I watched Borat for the first time last night. … I feel like there’s nothing I can say about it that wouldn’t ruin someone else’s first time viewing of it, so I’ll refrain from sharing a review. Except to say it’s been a long time since a movie made me laugh that loud (and
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There’s probably not a more timely film than Marjane Satropi’s animated history Persepolis. Based on her graphic novels, the film recounts Satropi’s experience during the Iranian cultural revolution, the toppling of the Shah, and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism that resulted in radical changes in Iranian day-to-day life. The story itself is wrenching. In childhood,
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In the words of Aimée Baker’s recurring blog feature, Don’t watch this. The Underneathdir. Steven Soderberg, 1995 Although I love most Soderberg films, this one just never captured me. It begins with a spliced-up narrative jumping quickly between the end of the film and the beginning of the film, but nothing is really happening in
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No, it’s not the limply-anticipated sequel to the Hilton heiress’s sex video… It’s the new Julie Delpy film! I know, I can’t believe it either. 2 Days in Paris covers just that amount of time in the lives of Marion and Jack, a binational couple who live primarily in New York but who have just
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Last night I paid money to see a Lindsay Lohan movie and I didn’t even regret it. I Know Who Killed Me seems to want to be your typical revived-sniff film along the lines of the recent Captivity: young girl in trouble, is tortured by an unseen man for his enjoyment, etc. But it takes
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