‘GOAT’: Vijay Shines in Venkat Prabhu’s Nostalgic Action Entertainer
In the world of Tamil cinema, where star power often takes center stage, the issue that most people have with …
Nostalgia
Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes, 2005) Movie Review: A Whimsical Sequel
Cedric Klapisch’s The Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes)is a charming sequel to his earlier hit, The Spanish Apartment. While it …
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
This was supposed to be a piece for the site Natsukashi, but a number of distractions got in the road …
Cradle Will Rock (1999) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Tim Robbins is a talented actor and an interesting director, but on Cradle Will Rock he expends a lot of energy …
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Sydney Pollack’s film of Horace McCoy’s novel manages to be the ultimate in both retro-Depression gothic and late-‘60s fatalism. Comparisons …
Travels With My Aunt (1972) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Middling George Cukor adaptation of Graham Greene’s jolliest novel is mostly redeemed by Alec McCowen’s dab hand at portraying a …
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) Movie Review & Film summary,Cast
Although it does not lack some pat, familiar refrains of both the popular theatre and filmmaking of its era, Delbert …
The Dead (1987) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
. .John Huston’s final film begins with a long, static shot of the door to the house we’re visiting. It’s …
Leatherheads (2008) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
. George Clooney’s third film as director, and his first disappointment, is rather less than the sum of its parts. …
Chinatown (1974) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Review composed May, 2002: featured in The New York Times on the Web, May 2002 . . Chinatown, despite being …
