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Southland Tales (Kelly, 2006)
Just because a film jettisons a number of crucial social and political issues against the frame hoping they’ll drip down to form a timely cinematic message, doesn’t make the end result profound. … more →
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Southland Tales (Kelly, 2006)
gcheath19 wrote 6 months ago: Just because a film jettisons a number of crucial social and political issues against the frame hop … more →
Manufactured Landscapes (Baichwal, 2006) [C+]
gcheath19 wrote 9 months ago: Manufactured Landscapes, a poorly executed documentary on crucial subject matter, begins with a haun … more →
Dog Bite Dog (Cheang, 2006) [C+]
gcheath19 wrote 10 months ago: Dog Bite Dog hinges its relentless hitman vs. cop story-line on some truly horrific parenting, the c … more →
Happy Feet (Miller, 2006) [A]
gcheath19 wrote 10 months ago: The soul of a film rarely grabs hold from the first frame, but in George Miller’s masterpiece … more →
This is England (Meadows, 2006) [A-]
gcheath19 wrote 10 months ago: The virtuoso opening credit sequence of Shane Meadow’s This is England pops with political un … more →
Exiled (To, 2006) [B]
gcheath19 wrote 11 months ago: Exiled, a beautiful and bizarre slice of Western lore served up Hong Kong style by director Johnnie … more →
The Tripper (Arquette, 2006) [D]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: David Arquette should never be allowed to direct another movie ever again. … more →
Offside (Panahi, 2006) [B+]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: A rousing, entertaining, funny, and ultimately joyous film from the great Iranian director Jafar Pan … more →
Day Night Day Night (Loktev, 2006) [A-]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: The incalculable impact of Day Night Day Night relies almost entirely on the relationship between s … more →
Renaissance (Volckman, 2006) [C-]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: An impressive visual achievement (as you can see from the picture above), but it’s anchored b … more →
The Boss of it All (von Trier, 2006) [B]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: A definite change of pace for Lars von Trier, yet for all it’s playful deftness and wit, The B … more →
Venus (Michell, 2006) [C]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: In Roger Michell’s Venus, the generation gap gets strung together with fleshy innuendo and sma … more →
Days of Glory (Indegines) (Bouchareb, 2006) [B+]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: The African soldiers brilliantly portrayed in Days of Glory fight endlessly for France in opposition … more →
Severance (Smith, 2006) [C+]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: Severance turns nasty fast and never lets up. The film follows a small group of employees out on a w … more →
The Screwfly Solution (Dante, 2006) [A-]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: Once again Joe Dante brilliantly utilizes the hour long Master’s of Horror format to craft a d … more →
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Loach, 2006) [B]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: Loach’s film beautifully resonates universal themes dealing with oppression, foreign occupatio … more →
The Contract (Beresford, 2006) [D+]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: I’m not quite sure what happened to Bruce Berseford. He’s made at least two masterpieces … more →
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (Shainberg, 2006) [B-]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: You have to give Nicole Kidman credit. She chooses risky, breathtaking roles which often rise above … more →
Catch a Fire (Noyce, 2006) [C-]
gcheath19 wrote 1 year ago: A frightfully straightforward political thriller from the usually reliable Philip Noyce (The Quiet A … more →
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