Film Review Together Together (2021) Behold — the invention of the "non-rom-com": a genre for stories about loving-but-platonic relationships between men and women!
On Movies & Media Blue Jasmine (2013) It feels like Woody Allen has just enough energy to rack up some ideas, to pick up the pool cue, to break, and then watch the balls scatter, some of them occasionally dropping with a satisfying "plunk" into the pockets.
U2 Fingertips: Anonymous; Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson; The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox; Woody Allen and Ethan Coen; Tom Waits; U2; Sara Zarr Are you excited about Anonymous, the movie that's going to shock the world by revealing the shocking truth? No, me either. Check this out, from a New York Times take-down of the film: ... By bringing this unsubstantiated version of history to the screen, a lot of facts — theatrical
Reader Mail Reader mailstrom, 10/16: Through a Screen Darkly; Prince Caspian; Lakeview Terrace; Vicky Cristina Barcelona Welcome to Reader Mailstrom, a chronicle of stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email. * DARKLY PLEASED From Chris: The part where you talked about being on a date and tearing up at the film you were seeing rang close to home. That happened to me at Atonement last
On Movies & Media Steven Greydanus on "Match Point" For what it's worth, while I'd probably rate the film as a C because it is very well crafted, I agree with Steven's observations about the film. Match Point is a work of wicked, twisted genius, one that comes to dangerous and frightening conclusions
On Movies & Media Woody Allen has "ganed no wisdom" CNN talks to Woody Allen: Allen, who will be 70 on December 1, says age hasn't brought wisdom. "I've gained no wisdom, no insight, no mellowing. I would make all the same mistakes again, today," he tells the magazine. I think this statement is
