Soviet masterpiece Battleship Potemkin: Alongside Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, and Federico Fellini’s 8½, Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 classic is one…
The Assassination of Richard Nixon: Inspired by real-life events, Niels Mueller’s disturbing social commentary, psychological drama, and de facto horror movie presents a living, breathing portrait of the American Nightmare.…
Machuca movie: Set in Santiago at the time of the right-wing coup that deposed Salvador Allende, Andrés Wood’s coming-of-age drama chronicles the personal & social awakening of a well-to-do white…
Gay Republicans: How can a(n even moderately) sane person be both openly gay and a member of the United States’ openly anti-gay Republican party? Wash Westmoreland’s Gay Republicans attempts to…
Oscar contenders: The Academy has announced the list of semifinalists for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar; included are several high-profile titles, but, somewhat surprisingly, Iraq War-themed films have been thoroughly…
Operation Thunderbolt movie: Menahem Golan’s bit of flag-waving propaganda – disguised as a “ripped from the headlines” political thriller – is undoubtedly one of the worst nominees ever in the…
The Contender movie: In a role written expressly for her, Best Actress Oscar nominee Joan Allen delivers a masterful performance as the virtuous Sen. Laine Hanson, in contention to become…
Claiming federal election law concerns, Warner Bros. has refused to handle the U.S. release of the Iraq War documentary Soldiers Pay. Warners is following in the footsteps of the Walt…
Fahrenheit 9/11 movie review: Filmmaker Michael Moore’s indictment of the disastrous U.S.-led Iraq War; the hawkish George W. Bush administration; its unscrupulous corporate backers; and the craven, conglomerate-controlled U.S. media.…