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Showing articles 1 to 10 of 234 by Sam Adams

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November 19th, 2009

Rashômon

City Paper Grade: A-

Akira Kurosawa's four-way account of a man's murder, re-released on a new print, has become so associated with its central device that it requires an effort to see it only for itself.

by Sam Adams

November 12th, 2009

Pirate Radio

City Paper Grade: C-

Do you like montages, but grow bored of the tedious plot bits in between? Then Pirate Radio is the movie for you.

by Sam Adams

November 5th, 2009

The Men Who Stare at Goats

City Paper Grade: C+

Clooney nearly saves the picture single-handedly by delving into the farcical repertoire he's fruitfully developed with the Coen brothers.

by Sam Adams

October 29th, 2009

Antichrist

City Paper Grade: B+

Born out of Lars von Trier's bout with clinical depression (which, to judge from recent interviews, he's not quite over), this harrowing two-hander is an ordeal by design.

by Sam Adams

October 1st, 2009

Capitalism: A Love Story

Too often, Moore falls back on his old tricks.

Moore doesn't do quandaries. He doesn't want people to ask questions. He just wants them to swallow his answers.

by Sam Adams

September 24th, 2009

Going for the Gold

The Toronto International Film Fest is on the road to Oscar, but it's the surprises that shine through.

The Toronto International Film Festival is often a venue for anointing the preordained, the first stop on the studios' long march toward Oscar season.

by Sam Adams

September 17th, 2009

The Informant!

Dubbing himself Agent 0014, "because I'm twice as smart as 007," he collects hundreds of hours of surreptitiously recorded audio and video tapes toward building the government's case. That much, at least, is fact.

by Sam Adams

August 27th, 2009

Discworld

Play Time | Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles | Dollhouse | Battlestar Galactica | more ...

by Sam Adams

August 20th, 2009

Basterdized

The epic, overstuffed Inglourious Basterds is WWII through a Tarantino lens.

Tarantino is more interested in tailoring the WWII movie to fit his preoccupations than the other way around. He even manages to satisfy his foot fetish by having an errant high heel play a pivotal role in the climactic sequence.

by Sam Adams

July 30th, 2009

In the Loop

City Paper Grade: A-

The movie has its share of zinger, but at its heart is a pitch-black and utterly true-to-life portrait of the modern political era.

by Sam Adams

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