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Hancock squanders potential greatness with lame humor and a half-baked hero Hancock squanders potential greatness with lame humor and a half-baked hero
The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis as a dead man, was writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's breakthrough, but its follow-up, Unbreakable,... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: July 03, 2008
Wanted delivers the empowered Everyman sentiment of Fight Club, minus the guilt Wanted delivers the empowered Everyman sentiment of Fight Club, minus the guilt
Of the summer's many revenge-of-the-nerd fulfillment fantasies, Wanted stands the best chance of dislodging Fight Club from fanboys' Facebook... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: June 26, 2008
Pixar's Wall-E is a tale of robotic love that nods to sci-fi's pantheon of greats Pixar's Wall-E is a tale of robotic love that nods to sci-fi's pantheon of greats
Many will attempt to describe WALL-E with a one-liner. It's R2-D2 in love. 2001: A Space Odyssey starring The Little Tramp. An Inconvenient Truth... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: June 26, 2008
Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl dolls up the Great Depression Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl dolls up the Great Depression
In Kit Kittredge, all it takes to cure the Depression is a little Miss Sunshine. To my 10-year-old daughter, the term "American Girl" means... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: June 26, 2008
Carell and Hathaway’s Get Smart is a remake that works on its own terms Carell and Hathaway’s Get Smart is a remake that works on its own terms
As old Broadway shows are revived, new Broadway shows are spun from old movies so that new movies may be fashioned from ancient TV series. It's... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: June 19, 2008
Mongol paints a historically hazy but kickass picture of Genghis Kahn Mongol paints a historically hazy but kickass picture of Genghis Kahn
You want a history lesson? Take a class. You want clanging swords, sneering villains, storybook romance, and bloody vengeance? Here's a brawny... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: June 19, 2008
Mongol director Sergei Bodrov on navigating the perilous Hollywood battlefield Mongol director Sergei Bodrov on navigating the perilous Hollywood battlefield
Just over a decade ago, Russian director Sergei Bodrov made his mark on the West with his Academy Award-nominated movie Prisoner of the... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: June 19, 2008
The Promotion: Male fulfillment, and the lack thereof, on full display The Promotion: Male fulfillment, and the lack thereof, on full display
Screenwriter Steven Conrad writes movies about success and self-fulfillment in America — how we define it, the price we pay for it, and... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: June 12, 2008
Tae Kwon Do comedy Foot Fist Way stars cringe-tastic Danny McBride Tae Kwon Do comedy Foot Fist Way stars cringe-tastic Danny McBride
The Foot Fist Way has been trying to break into theaters since clawing its way down film-fest row, beginning at Sundance in '06. It took Will... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: June 12, 2008
In the shadow of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk can’t live up to its billing In the shadow of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk can’t live up to its billing
In recent days, Universal's been running a TV spot for The Incredible Hulk that gives away what should come as no surprise to any fanboy worth... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: June 12, 2008
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan marks the Middle East as fair game for comedy You Don’t Mess with the Zohan marks the Middle East as fair game for comedy
Behold Adam Sandler, in a passable Israeli accent and outsize codpiece, as Zohan the Mossad super-heavy: catching barbecued fish in his butt... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: June 05, 2008
Errol Morris cuts Abu Ghraib MPs some slack in Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris cuts Abu Ghraib MPs some slack in Standard Operating Procedure
It's been 20 years since Errol Morris made The Thin Blue Line — a found "noir" that served to free an innocent man convicted of murder.... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: June 05, 2008
Etgar Keret on his low-budget movie Fatso and high-budget life Etgar Keret on his low-budget movie Fatso and high-budget life
In "Fatso," a short story by Israeli writer Etgar Keret, monogamy takes a bizarre vacation when the narrator's pretty girlfriend morphs, every... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: June 05, 2008
A bigger screen does nothing to flatter Sex and the City: The Movie A bigger screen does nothing to flatter Sex and the City: The Movie
Oh, please — spoiler alert? Fine, I won't tell you whether Carrie Bradshaw ties the knot with Mr. Big, even though you've already seen that... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: May 29, 2008
Steven Soderbergh’s Che wins the only Cannes award that matters: ours Steven Soderbergh’s Che wins the only Cannes award that matters: ours
CANNES, France — The competition for the Palme d'Or is ongoing as I write, yet the red carpet has been rolled up as you read. You will... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 29, 2008
Cannes Class of 2008: A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse
CANNES, France—Wading through 20-odd movies in half as many languages, each Cannes jury supplies its own dramatic narrative, to be... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 22, 2008
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull proves Indy should have remained entombed Kingdom of the Crystal Skull proves Indy should have remained entombed
Here's your hat, Indy. But, really, what's your hurry? Because 19 years after the Last Crusade that clearly wasn't, and 15 years after the old... More>>
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 22, 2008
A Polish auteur — and Mike Tyson! — stage comebacks at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival A Polish auteur — and Mike Tyson! — stage comebacks at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Call them the comeback kids: In its early days, the 2008 Cannes Film Festival has served as a staging ground for a number of unlikely returns,... More>>
By Scott Foundas
Published: May 22, 2008
Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours. Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.
CANNES, France—The competition for the Palme d'Or is ongoing as I write, but the story of the 61st Cannes Film Festival is Steven... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 22, 2008
Cannes takes a decidedly serious tone with films featuring sites of social conflict Cannes takes a decidedly serious tone with films featuring sites of social conflict
CANNES, France — No need for dreaming here. Each Cannes Film Festival generates its own metaphors for a 10-day regimen of visions in the... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 22, 2008
Narnia sequel ups the action and loses some magic Narnia sequel ups the action and loses some magic
"Things never happen the same way twice." Thus boometh Aslan the lion (Liam Neeson), alias the Son of God, popping his computer-generated shaggy... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: May 15, 2008
Wachowski brothers’ Speed Racer is anime in overdrive without substance Wachowski brothers’ Speed Racer is anime in overdrive without substance
Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series — one of the first Japanese animes syndicated on American TV — into a prospective... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 08, 2008
Fugitive Pieces sucks the poetry and life out of its source material Fugitive Pieces sucks the poetry and life out of its source material
Canadian poet Anne Michaels' beautiful 1996 novel, Fugitive Pieces — about a Jewish writer immobilized by the memory of his Polish family's... More>>
By Ella Taylor
Published: May 08, 2008
Son of Rambow: A movie that celebrates why we make movies Son of Rambow: A movie that celebrates why we make movies
No adult has ever been able to codify what separates a good movie from a classic. In kid terms, though — those favored by Son of Rambow, a... More>>
By Jim Ridley
Published: May 08, 2008
Director David Mamet and his hero fight the power and succumb to it in Redbelt Director David Mamet and his hero fight the power and succumb to it in Redbelt
David Mamet's Redbelt is a tricky bar brawl — call it the Roundhouse of Games. The writer-director has scarcely abandoned his sense of the... More>>
By J. Hoberman
Published: May 08, 2008
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