Boyhood (movie 2014) review: Richard Linklater brilliantly tackles the effects of the passage of time. Ethan Hawke and Ellar Coltrane costar.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (movie 2014) review: An excellent Ralph Fiennes shines in Wes Anderson’s visually and thematically expansive feast. Jude Law and Saoirse Ronan costar.
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Child’s Pose with Luminita Gheorghiu. Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear winner: Child’s Pose The 2013 Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear, handed out earlier this evening, went to Calin Peter Netzer’s …
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Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s Caesar Must Die Paolo Taviani, 80, and Vittorio Taviani, 82, were the big winners at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival. The Taviani brothers’ documentary Cesare deve …
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Honey: Berlin Film Festival. Roman Polanski, in the news since his arrest in Switzerland last September and currently fighting extradition to the United States, received the Silver Bear for Best …
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Berlin Film Festival: Nazi era and Cold War Flops + handjob expert Marianne Faithfull and inspirational (but debatable) Nelson Mandela tale.
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Breathless (movie 1960) review: Is Jean-Luc Godard’s iconic and hugely influential nouvelle vague film noir homage a vastly overrated classic? Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg star.
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Berlin Film Festival winners include a South African musical based on Bizet’s Carmen and a kinky Taiwanese sex tale.
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The Hurricane (1999) review: An overripe Denzel Washington plays jailed boxer Rubin Carter in what may well be Norman Jewison’s worst movie.
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The Hours (2002) review: Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, and Philip Glass’ haunting score immensely help Stephen Daldry’s uneven drama.
Michelle Williams, Luke Kirby, Take This Waltz With four nominations, Michel Hazanavicius’ silent comedy-drama The Artist is the top nominee in the international categories of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s …
Three Colors: White (movie 1994) review: The weakest entry in the acclaimed Krzysztof Kieslowski trilogy is still far superior to most Hollywood comedies. Julie Delpy stars.
Monster’s Ball (2001) review: Starring Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton, Marc Forster’s low-key drama fails to cohere into a satisfying whole.